IOM spokesman says a defamation campaign in Central African Republic has been going on since its headquarters in the capital, Bangui, was attacked on September 27
Health officials say current care and prevention services for youths are substandard even in wealthy countries
Two UN entities, four national and 10 international NGOs temporarily relocated due to unstable and fluid security situation in city of 300,000
UNICEF is imploring nation’s warring parties to give agreement for life-saving measles vaccination campaign
IFRC is launching an $8 million emergency appeal to assist more than 200,000 people in Gambia, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, and Zimbabwe
UNHCR head opens annual refugee conference with plea for more financial support to tackle myriad of global crises
International Conference on Chemicals Management agrees on plan that could prevent annual deaths of more than one million people exposed to toxic chemicals
More than 500 children killed and more than 700 wounded since Saudi Arabia began its bombing campaign against Houthi rebels
Though refugee agency reports 'noticeable drop' this week in number of migrants arriving due to bad weather in Mediterranean Sea, surge expected to resume soon
Inaugural report on aging says number of people over 60 set to nearly double to 22 percent of the world’s population by 2050
UN health agency says new recommendations will increase number of people eligible for antiretroviral treatment to about 37 million
World Economic Forum report says nations that fail to embrace structural reforms needed to boost productivity, encourage entrepreneurial talent are losing out
Ivan Simonovic, UN assistant secretary-general for human rights, says denying accreditation to humanitarian agencies is matter of great concern
Violence has left dozens dead, scores injured in the capital, Bangui; UNHCR estimates at least 27,400 people have been displaced
New ILO report says 300 million elderly people mostly incapacitated by lack of mobility, mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s
Senior officials says more than one quarter of the population will need some form of humanitarian aid to survive in Iraq by the end of 2015
UNICEF says an average of 19,000 children, many escaping conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are arriving in EU countries each month
World Food Program says severe floods and drought have ruined harvest
2015 World Disasters Report says climate change will lead to an increase in frequency, severity of future hazards
International Commission of Inquiry on Syria chair Paulo Pinheiro called the current situation in the country 'the price of doing nothing made manifest'
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