Preventing the deaths would be easier if cause of death was known, WHO says
14 million people to be vaccinated in one of largest campaigns ever attempted in Africa
This is the latest of more than 70 health centers that have been damaged or destroyed since March 2015, when the Saudi Arabian coalition entered Yemen's civil war
Committee chair told VOA group has received information that reports of violence and torture are politically and ethnically motivated
UN officials are investigating reports that bomb containing chlorine gas was used by Syrian military in city
Some 10,000 structures in pro-Russian rebel-controlled areas of Luhansk region reportedly damaged, many by shelling and mortar fire
Negotiations on ending civil war cannot go ahead without a cessation of hostilities, UN envoy insists
Newborns who are not breastfed within first hours of life at risk of dying within a month
Iraq’s three million displaced population could dramatically increase if there is an upsurge in violence
UN uncertain about the possible humanitarian impact of Russian proposal to establish escape corridors in Aleppo
With El Nino gone and La Nina likely to occur, this year’s heat records are unlikely to be repeated next year
Months of food shortages in many Nigerian villages and towns in have resulted in catastrophic health situation
Blistering 54 degrees Celsius Thursday at Mitrabah, Kuwait, is probably the highest ever reached in Eastern hemisphere and Asia
More than 5,100 civilians — including 1,500 children — have been killed in first six months of 2016, UN reports
Organization fears 2016 could set a record for migrant fatalities along North Africa-Italy route
June was 14th month in a row of record heat for land and oceans; it also marked 378th consecutive month with temperatures above 20th century average
Globally, an estimated 400 million people are infected with Hepatitis B and C, more than 10 times the number of people infected with HIV
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein condemns attempted military coup, but raises concerns about mass arrests, detention of thousands suspected of involvement
Hungarian police accused of abusing and violently pushing asylum seekers across the border into Serbia
UN human rights chief increasingly alarmed about desperate situation of at least 200,000 civilians trapped in three towns in Syria
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