International Organization for Migration says more than 2,000 people have been killed in Yemen, and UN agency says about half those killed were civilians
UN humanitarian office alarmed by recent increase in violence in small villages surrounding Timbuktu
Agencies taking stock of situation following recent five-day humanitarian pause that allowed for delivery of life-saving assistance
Disease persists in West Africa; director-general announces reforms to speed response to health emergencies
Fighting in Unity, Upper Nile states escalates as attacks against civilians occur with increasing regularity, ferocity
International Labor Organization warns a decrease in traditional forms of labor is leading to increased poverty
WHO will set up a $100 million contingency fund to finance the emergency program, if the World Health Assembly approves it
Five-day cease-fire generally observed but UN warns needs of conflict-ridden population remain overwhelming
UNHCR says refugee numbers in Tanzania, Rwanda, and DRC have soared to more than 105,000
Millennium Development Goal to cut poverty in half by 2015 was met five years ago, but mixed picture emerges for other goals in World Health Statistics 2015 report
If negotiated five-day humanitarian pause holds, UN says critical aid will be distributed to those in greatest need
Plan calls for 3 aid flights from Dubai — carrying 300 tons of sleeping mats, blankets, other goods — as well as food and medical supplies
UN alarmed by escalating violence involving government, opposition forces in S. Sudan’s strategic oil-rich region
Research and development emphasized following lack of preparedness for Ebola epidemic which claimed more than 11,000 lives in West Africa
Report due in July to underscore that errors, misjudgments were made that prolonged and deepened Ebola crisis in West Africa
Alleged human rights violations in and by US take center stage at half-day hearing by UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
UN spokesman says 120,000 children face severe acute malnutrition if health and hygiene services that rely on steady fuel source do not function normally
As pre-election violence escalates, more than 50,000 Burundians have fled to Rwanda, Tanzania, DRC over the last few weeks
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says he stands by his decision to suspend senior UN official who leaked information on sex abuse of children in CAR
Small Arms Survey says firearms were used in 44 percent of all violent killings followed by knives
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