Rainfall that began last month has caused widespread flooding and damage in central, south and north of country
Based on hundreds of documented cases, report says women who are victims of violence in Afghanistan have little or no judicial recourse
UNICEF calls the crisis in Mali one of the world's most forgotten, with nearly 80 percent of this year's humanitarian aid targets still unfunded
It's this conference that negotiated the chemical weapons treaty
Most African migration, about 70 percent, is within the African continent itself, with a relatively small number of Africans migrating abroad in search of economic opportunities
Five-year-old civil conflict in country intensifying, spreading to previously stable areas
Resolutions passed by World Health Assembly deal with diseases that have plagued humanity for centuries, others that are newly emerging
UNICEF is engaging schools and communities in the fight against Ebola to prevent transmission and help children deal with the trauma associated with the disease
World Health Organization says keeping a sick person at home decreases chances of survival and puts everyone around that individual at risk of infection
Nearly 300,000 asylum seekers and refugees from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador fled their homes in 2017
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, describes as utterly shameful behavior the threats against doctors and attacks against medical facilities that prevent people from receiving treatment
Investigation into source of infectious disease will make or break response to latest outbreak
So-called ring vaccination strategy used in DRC relies on tracing all extended contacts of a confirmed case as soon as possible
UN says round-up, deportation of migrants without individual case assessments is violation of international human rights law
Human rights groups and political opponents say Kagame using success of his health care policy to cover up more sinister aspects of his rule
Best way to prevent future disease outbreaks such as Ebola is to strengthen health systems everywhere
UN refugee agency reports uptick in fighting in south-eastern Central African Republic has driven more than 7.000 people to abandon their homes
UN human rights office reports recent killing of several human rights defenders in Guatemala shows alarming deterioration in rule of law as threats increase against those working on behalf of indigenous and minority rights
UN says more money is needed to restore the gains reversed over the last decade
UN human rights office calls for investigation as more protests loom
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