WHO, UNICEF cite 60 percent reduction in cases, deemed unprecedented success
Pablo de Greiff says dire consequences await unless international community takes urgent preventive action
UNICEF says another 400,000 children are at risk of dropping out of school this year
World body plans to unveil new global strategy as part of its Sustainable Development Goals 2030 next week in New York
In dramatic reversal, FM Mangala Samaraweera outlines measures to achieve peace, reconciliation, at opening of UN Rights Council in Geneva
Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein lambasts apparent hypocrisy of a world that professes to uphold and protect human rights of the most vulnerable
UN Children's Fund says 1/4 of all asylum seekers in Europe so far this year are children
World Food Program says among most affected are nearly three quarters of a million people who have fled Nigeria for Chad, Niger and Cameroon
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, will kick off three week-session with update of emerging crises, situations around the world
Even so, report says most countries missed target, set in 1990, of reducing child mortality by two-thirds
Latest report on human rights situation in Ukraine shows number of civilian casualties more than doubling in comparison with previous three months
UNICEF describes chaotic scenes on Macedonian side of border with Greece as authorities vainly try to control huge crowds of refugees wanting to enter the country
Service especially crucial in Sudan, where vast distances, insecurity and poor roads make it virtually impossible for aid workers to reach remote areas by car
High commissioner for refugees calls on European Union to take charge of processing centers
Commission Chairman Paulo Sergio Pinheiro says civilians are suffering unimaginably as the world stands by and watches
Human Rights Watch advocacy director says Saudi-led coalition forces used cluster munition rockets in at least seven attacks in Yemen, killing and wounding dozens of civilians
UNICEF says some 3,000 people arrive in Macedonia every day; 80 percent are from Syria and 10 percent from Afghanistan, Iraq
Economy has shrunk by almost half a percentage point; unemployment was about 30 percent last year
Country put to death 10 people on Saturday under newly enacted anti-terrorism law; executions were first since 2003 moratorium
UN refugee agency reports more than 300,000 refugees, migrants have made dangerous journey trying to reach Europe
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