Children and adults who use Gaming in an excessive manner and neglect their studies, work and other activities may be addicted and in need of help
UN believes Syrian-owned and Syrian-led constitutional committee can pave way toward revitalized political process
Hundreds of thousands of people threatened and millions at risk of starvation and disease
Failure to rescue migrants does not dissuade distressed people from making the perilous journey, according to UNHCR spokesman
Some 11,000 people have been affected by torrential rains that have caused heavy flooding and landslides, with 200,000 others at risk
Killings, displacement, hunger and illness threaten the lives of more than 13 million Syrian civilians
UN agency reports nearly half of the child laborers are found in Africa, Asia and Pacific regions and Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest proportion with one in five children working
Acutely malnourished children are at great risk of dying from disease outbreaks
Fears are growing of a Saudi-led military assault on the port, which acts as a vital lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians
WHO says experimental Ebola vaccine is having a positive impact
Lake Chad Basin is into the ninth year of a humanitarian crisis, with millions of people short of food and suffering malnutrition
One-quarter of a million children are without an education after their schools closed due to security reasons, in addition to 1 million who are too poor to afford school
UN accuses North Korea's government of widespread, gross violations, and the country's human rights record is considered one of the worst in the world
Egyptian authorities accused of arbitrary arrests on spurious charges of peddling fake news
But agency cautions outbreak not over and work continues to trace those who have come in contact with infected persons
UNHCR says children should never be detained because of their own or their parents' immigration status
Most of Somali migrants in Libya had been held in government-run detention centers for months under abysmal conditions
Hate speech promoted on social media in war-torn Central African Republic is inflaming divisions between Muslim and Christian communities
Experimental vaccine appears to be providing protection and fueling hope that it can help stop the spread of the deadly virus
Victims were among a group of 200 Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Somali migrants and refugees who were trying to escape
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