In a video statement to launch the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns nations against lurching from one outbreak to another while doing nothing to prepare and prevent this from happening
Many severely malnourished children will need therapeutic treatment to survive an outbreak of water-borne diseases
UN human rights office is appealing to neighboring countries to use their influence to ensure a peaceful resolution of this crisis
UN refugee agency says improved security has allowed 3,000 refugees from conflict-ridden Mali return to camp in Burkina Faso they abandoned nine months ago
As of February, 1.26 million refugees will have their monthly relief cash and food rations cut by 40 percent
Since the onset of the pandemic, 74% of refugees and displaced have met less than half of their basic needs, says UN refugee agency
Allegations include artillery strikes on populated areas, deliberate targeting of civilians, extrajudicial killings and widespread looting
$156 million needed to provide aid for up to 115,000 Ethiopian refugees and 22,000 people from host countries over the next six months
Escalating violence and increased insecurity in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula are disrupting agricultural activities and causing food prices to skyrocket
In recent weeks, authorities have charged at least 35 protesters, including a 16-year-old student, with defaming royal family
Russian-backed conflict in Ukraine further threatens efforts to curb pandemic, it says
More than 180,000 people are affected by the cyclone, which has destroyed infrastructure and livelihoods
More than half migrant fatalities this year occurred within and on route to Europe
More than one million people are caught in a devastating cycle of violence and abuse in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
Up to 25 refugees and migrants, among them four children whose boat had capsized off the Venezuelan shore, were found floating in the sea
A new report from the World Economic Forum examines the factors that help economies better manage and recover from the coronavirus crisis
Boko Haram claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in southeast Niger that killed at least 28 people and injured hundreds more
UN appeals for greater support for the country due to its increasing humanitarian needs
Agencies call for greater protection for Venezuelan refugees and migrants fleeing economic hardship and persecution
International Organization for Migration says it does not under any circumstances conduct the forced return of migrants and refugees
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