Women and children on Greek Islands live in overcrowded shelters with little security to protect them from sexual and gender-based violence
Suspension of constitutional guarantees has created dangerous concentration of power in hands of country’s president, world body’s right official says
Fighting in province forces thousands of people, mainly women and children, to flee their homes
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed up to 100 million people, and the WHO chief argues the world must be ready to respond if this happens again
UN blocked from providing millions of civilians with essential relief
United Nations says more than 200 million girls and women in 30 countries are currently living with harmful and dangerous consequences of procedure
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, killing nearly nine million people yearly, with about 14 million new cases being diagnosed
Kenyan government should respect and implement court order to lift broadcast ban on three TV stations, UN rights official says
Close to one-and-a-half million children up to age 15 to be vaccinated in 41 diphtheria-infected districts
Emergency preparations are underway to mitigate risk to at least 100,000 refugees who could face floods and landslides when the monsoon season begins in March or April
Most victims believed to be Pakistani migrants, whose arrival numbers inexplicably have been on the rise
UN calls for a humanitarian pause to deliver life-saving aid to trapped civilians
More than quarter million victims of radical Islamist group active in Nigeria forced to suffer in silence, says US refugee agency
Washington has reduced its contribution to UNRWA from $360 million last year to $60 million this year
UNICEF asking for $3.6 billion to support 82 million people, including 48 million children trapped in situations of conflict, natural disasters and other catastrophic emergencies
Drug resistance could return the world to the dangerous days before penicillin
Stigma and discrimination against people with leprosy discourages early diagnosis and treatment
Critics of Sochi meeting accuse Moscow of trying to hijack Syrian peace process from United Nations
The campaigns are part of efforts to eliminate yellow fever epidemics globally by 2026
A boat capsized amid reports of gunfire used against passengers
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