Over the past week, fewer than 500 a day have been arriving in Sudan, according to UN refugee agency
Children exploited and abused by criminal or armed groups, tribal chiefs and state authorities for profit and personal gain
People are living six years longer now than 20 years ago, but many more are coping with challenges that affect their quality of life, the World Health Organization reports
UN rights chief says politicization of pandemic is undermining economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights
The embattled province has been cut off from food, medical supplies and fuel since fighting erupted over a month ago
In this viral age, the spread of fake news is perhaps the only thing keeping pace with COVID-19, according to a report by the European Broadcasting Union
Thousands of civilians and Eritrean refugees are in dire need of assistance after more than a month of conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region
UNHCR insists all movements to Bhasan Char must be voluntary, based on consultations and full information on island living conditions
UN aid agencies say emergency operations will be able to move ahead when humanitarian corridor is opened
Vaccination is important in preventing outbreaks of yellow fever in high-risk countries such as Nigeria
The United Nations special envoy says the country's constitutional committee must make faster progress in drafting a constitution for the sake of millions of Syrians who are deeply suffering from 10 years of war
Bachelet is calling on government of Belarus to put an end to abusive treatment of its people
Aid agencies have been unable to provide vital humanitarian assistance to civilians and Eritrean refugees since fighting began in Tigray a month ago
Report says poorest countries' economies have slumped to their lowest level in 30 years, pushing 32 million people into extreme poverty
2020 is shaping up to be one of the three warmest years on record and a year in which extreme weather events have wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of millions
Report says wages plunged during the first six months of the year due to COVID-19 pandemic, with women and lower paid workers among the biggest losers
World body says it must provide a humanitarian lifeline to 165 million of the world’s most vulnerable needy people in 56 countries in crisis
Camps sheltering 96,000 Eritrean refugees have run out of food supplies, making hunger and malnutrition a real danger: UN refugee agency
An estimated 1.7 million children globally live with HIV, but only half of them receive any treatment and 100,000 die every year
Malaria causes a 1.3 percent loss in Africa’s economic growth every year; meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic is projected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession for the first time in 25 years
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