Years of progress now threatened by deteriorating economic conditions and lack of quality jobs, International Labor Organization finds
Following 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea by Moscow, many subjected to arrests, arbitrary searches, seizures, UN rights advocates find
WHO director advises caution on mosquito-borne virus but no ban on travel to Brazil Olympic Games
First-ever recommendations offer guidance to health workers in effort to provide better physical and psychological care to the more than 200 million girls and women worldwide living with FGM
Syrians, Iraqis are reportedly among group; two boats sailed from Egypt, but it's believed other, smaller boats came from Libya, UNHCR says
A UN committee of 10 independent experts says its major concerns include impunity for acts of torture, inhumane detention conditions and accusations of extrajudicial killings
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is calling on governments attending the Open-Ended Working Group that deals with nuclear disarmament to negotiate a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
Every year, nearly 500,000 men, women, and children worldwide develop multidrug resistant tuberculosis, and 190,000 of those people die
A new study found 98 percent of cities in poorer countries with more than 100,000 inhabitants are exposed to air pollution levels above those recommended by the WHO
Disaster has displaced an estimated 40,000 people; number of dead and injured expected to rise
WHO urges Syrian government to allow life-saving surgical equipment and medications
Mozambicans began fleeing into Malawi in December and exodus peaked in early March at over 250 people per day
Syria envoy de Mistura says members of UN humanitarian task force disappointed, frustrated by lack of improvement in delivery of aid to hundreds of thousands of Syrians
A new UNICEF report shows the effect of income inequality increasing substantially in one-third of the countries studied between 2008 and 2013
WFP reports all 26 palettes landed in designated drop zone in eastern city of Deir Ezzor, where thousands have been going hungry
Casa Batllo, locally referred to as House of Bones because of its organic skeletal qualities, figures prominently in celebrations held April 23 for St. George, patron saint of Catalonia
Groups backed by UN torture victims fund have helped 5,279 child and adolescent victims of torture this year, up more than 25 percent from the figure for 2015
UN chief calls for balanced approach to address the root causes that drive young people to radicalization and terrorism
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura says he plans to hold substantive discussions with government, opposition on country’s political transition process next week
Special adviser Jan Egeland says Syrian government refuses permission for relief agencies to distribute humanitarian assistance
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