Scientist says In worst case scenario, US withdrawal could result in additional warming of atmosphere by 0.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Central African Republic faces risk of sliding back into the abyss of conflict and violence
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, UN agency says tobacco kills more than 7 million people and costs the world $1.4 trillion a year
More than 1.4 million people in northeastern Nigeria face famine by September, the UN warns
Civilians in Islamic State-controlled areas in Syria are being battered by coalition air forces and summary executions and other abuse from IS
UNICEF’s action agenda includes a call for protection of refugee and migrant children from exploitation and violence, ending the detention for child asylum seekers, and keeping families together
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s first African director-general, says universal health care coverage is human right
Former health minister Tedros Adhanom Gheybreysus wins post in two rounds of voting Tuesday, defeating contenders from Britain, Pakistan
Burundian refugees expected to exceed half a million by end of year, potentially creating third biggest refugee situation in Africa
Margaret Chan, speaking before World Health Assembly, says investment in health development brings dramatic results
Rapid response to Ebola outbreak in DRC will more speedily halt spread of this deadly virus
US isn't after regime change in North Korea, but it is after change in threatening, provocative behavior of government, says US official
WHO recommends use of a candidate Ebola vaccine proven to be clinically effective at early stage of outbreak to contain fatal disease
UN launches $64.5-million flash appeal to provide emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of victims in Kasai, Lomami and Sankuru provinces
Award provides protection through widespread publicity to human rights defenders, who run serious risks because of the work they do
UN has raised more than half of $2.1 billion it needs to provide life-saving assistance for millions of people on the brink of famine in war-torn Yemen
More than one-third of prisoners interviewed in Afghan prisons gave credible accounts of being tortured
UN urges developing countries to jump on $25 trillion E-Commerce band wagon to move their economies forward
The war in that region has displaced more than a million people within the country and forced more than 11,000 refugees to seek safety in Angola
World Health Organization says more than 1.3 million, of an estimated 325 million people infected with hepatitis B and C died from these diseases in 2015
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