UN Economic Commission for Europe reports road crashes are number one cause of death among people aged 15 - 29
UN calls for 'meaningful' international support as relentless bombing pushes tens of thousands of refugees to gather along border with Turkey
ICRCS is mobilizing its large volunteer force in affected communities to help them clear up trash and areas where mosquitoes can breed
World Food Program says VOA children very vulnerable; UN assessment finds 2.8 million South Sudanese going hungry, need assistance
Report accuses Damascus of starving detainees or leaving them to die with untreated wounds and disease
Recent UNICEF report finds at least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries
Creation of razor-wire borders ‘challenges whole integration of European Union’ as well as ‘moral responsibility of states to help refugees’
High Commissioner for Human Rights says respecting women’s rights and granting them access to reproductive health services are essential
Watchdog group says many African countries are not living up to their obligation under the 1990 Convention of the Rights of the Child
Virus is suspected of causing birth defects in newborn babies; more than 4,000 cases have been found in Brazil
UNICEF says more children and women than before are dying while making sea crossing between Turkey and Greece
World Health Organization warns of potential surge of neurological disorders in babies with possible links to virus such as Asia, Africa, Latin America
UN reports more than 400 people killed, around 3,500 arrested since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would run for third term at end of April
World Health Organization wants to ban smoking scenes from movies to protect children from picking up habit, becoming addicted
International health organization predicts as many as 4 million infections in Americas in 2016
Health minister warns the health needs of Libyan people cannot wait until a government of national unity is formed
UN humanitarian coordinator for Syria says aid agencies are unable to reach more than 4.5 million people because of military action, lack of security and attacks
UN refugee agency and some 65 other organizations are appealing for $550 million to manage ongoing migration crisis in Europe
For the first time ever, UNICEF says largest portion of the appeal — 25 percent — is going toward educating children in emergencies
UN says nearly quarter-million Nigerians have fled to neighboring countries, while CAR instability has displaced almost half-million people
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