UNHCR wants smugglers and traffickers to be named and shamed, to have their assets frozen
Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are launching a global movement to end rape as a weapon of war
1,650 people are still unaccounted for, 18 years after the war in Kosovo ended
UN chief says Cyprus peace talks offer historic opportunity to reach comprehensive settlement to conflict that has divided island for far too long
People fleeing violence in Central African Republic describe brutal attacks, killings, robberies, lootings and kidnappings triggered by rival warring parties
While the famine in parts of South Sudan is technically over, aid agencies warn 1.7 million people remain on the brink of famine
UN says leaders should 'think outside the box' to reunify Cyprus after more than four decades
WFP needs $1 billion to fight four looming famines in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and in northeast Nigeria
UN says Islamic State appears to be resorting to more desperate methods of destruction as Iraqi security forces close in
Cholera persists in Yemen because its health care system collapsed and water and sanitation network is in disrepair
Red Cross volunteers provided more than 47,000 safe burials in West Africa, which they believe helped prevent more than 10,000 other people from becoming infected
About 250 million people worldwide use drugs and more than 29 million of those people suffer from drug use disorders, such as HIV and hepatitis C
Casualties up 74 percent compared to the same period last year, according to UN Human Rights office
Official says violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world
Unseasonably high temperatures hitting Europe, Middle East, North Africa and US, with Pakistani town of Turbat recording 54 degrees Celsius in May
UN warns Somalia could be pushed into famine without continued international support to prevent the worst
Suspected cases of cholera in in war-torn country now top 170,000
Worsening human rights situation in Kasai is fueling ethnic hatred, resulting in grave, widespread attacks against the civilian population
More people than ever - 65.6 million - forcibly displaced around world and in need of protection from war, violence and persecution, UN study finds
Fighting in eastern Ukraine threatens to cut off 750,000 children from safe drinking water, which would put them at risk of water borne diseases
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