About half of the refugees that arrived are fleeing from Syria, with another 21 percent coming from Afghanistan
Country has passed 42 days without confirmed case, making it third of three severely affected countries after Liberia and Sierra Leone to have stopped spread of disease
UN official sees Geneva, United Nations playing increasingly prominent role as center for peace in coming year
Some countries in Africa have already endured two seasons of poor or non-existent rainfall; situation is being exacerbated by warming weather phenomenon expected to peak in coming months
UNICEF rolling out package of measures to help German government face acute challenges ahead
UNHCR says the number of refugees and migrants who have made the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe is nearly five times higher this year than last
UN refugee agency is urging Hungarian government to end these policies, join rest of the EU and accept its fair share
Sepp Blatter says he will take his case to FIFA appeals committee and Court of Arbitration for Sport
Saudi-led airstrikes, fighting by Houthi rebels continued throughout negotiations, reportedly killing more than 75 people over past three days
Agency says nations must not abandon decades-old tradition of granting asylum, protection to those fleeing conflict, persecution
Many returning Ivorians find they must start over after spending a prolonged time in refugee camps
UNICEF official saying ongoing violence has triggered teacher shortage, foreces kids to stay home
UN officials tell VOA current levels of forcible displacements have not been seen since World War II
Country ‘at bursting point,’ warns Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at world body’s Human Rights Council emergency session in Geneva
According to ILO migrant workers account for more than 150 million of estimated 232 million people who migrate to countries every year
Senior UN official warns that increasingly children are being killed, maimed, and recruited as soldiers and suicide bombers
WHO reports UN and private aid agencies are set to bring desperately needed relief supplies
Friday, gunmen attacked three military camps in capital, triggering heavy fighting that killed a reported 87 people
Organization warns level of hunger in South Sudan is alarmingly high, with many people in desperate need of medical care
Of 163 people who arrived from Jordan, 116 will settle in Toronto area, others are sponsored by Canadians in another part of Ontario as well as British Columbia and Alberta
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