Fast-spreading epidemic broke out in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro regions nearly two weeks ago
1980s saw disappearance of thousands of people as consequence of political unrest; disappeared now include people who go missing in natural disasters and wars
Committee chair Didier Houssin says first group will focus on communication among member states, WHO, while other groups will cover resources and policy compliance
Authorities last week hanged man and 2 wives convicted of murdering 2 schoolgirls; UN condemns executions
UN High Commissioner for Refugees says nearly 300,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe across the Mediterranean Sea this year
UN General Assembly established World Humanitarian Day to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others
Human rights office says it is extremely concerned by brutality with which militants recently squashed a rebellion by Libyan civilians in city of Sirte
Special envoy for Libya, Bernardino León, says much progress has been made toward reaching agreement to form unity government
WHO says more than 15 million people, including 1.2 million who have fled their homes, are in need of health services, life-saving assistance
Human rights official says amnesty for gross violations is contrary to accord reached and will sure backfire
UNHCR calls for greater solidarity among European countries to resolve growing crisis
Agreement by UNHCR, Kenya and Somalia envisions return of some 425,000 refugees over five-year period
UN Human Rights spokeswoman says organization is deeply concerned by brutal arrest, ill treatment by government agents of local reporter Esdras Ndikumana
Senior official says eliminating deadly virus this year is 'realistic,' but tight surveillance and tracing contacts of infected people remain crucial
Reforms deemed necessary after worldwide criticism of World Health Organization's slow response to Ebola epidemic in West Africa
World Health Organization officials say clinical trials in Guinea show an experimental vaccine is highly effective at preventing Ebola
Zaatari, which has grown to be largest camp in Middle East with more than 80,000 Syrian refugees, mirrors intensification of war in Syria
Militants reportedly use violence to prevent people from escaping across the Hamrin mountain chain in northeast Iraq into Kurdistan and northern Syria
World Health Organization says Africa is at risk of a large outbreak next year in the 25 countries that constitute Africa’s meningitis belt
Nearly two million Yemeni children have missed out on education amid an ongoing Saudi bombing and an ongoing sectarian war in the country
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