De Mistura says it is urgent to take concrete action to end Syria's devastating conflict, now in its fourth year
One faction vying for control of the country is not yet participating; meanwhile, nation's central bank says financial ruin is near
New UNDP study says recovery plans for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea should begin now and not to wait until deadly disease is contained
Estimates by UN Children’s Fund say at least 7 million internally displaced and refugee children are in desperate need of assistance
UN says more than 11,000 people forced into neighboring Chad, with up to 150,000 displaced overall, since militants seized town of Baga, nearby villages Jan. 3
Effort aimed at reaching political solution to end fighting in conflict-ridden country are expected to get underway this week in Geneva
UNHCR says about 7,300 refugees have arrived in in Chad during past 10 days
WHO announces trials to begin at end of January and early February in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
International Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies appeal for $19 million to provide emergency winter assistance to nearly 500,000 in Iraq’s Kurdish region
Syrians are now the largest refugee population, bumping Afghans, who held that position for more than three decades
UNICEF reports more than half of all school closures are in three of Syria’s governorates, largely controlled by Islamic State militants
Over past week, more than 1,000 migrants had to be rescued Mediterranean; crews said to have abandoned ships as they neared coastline
UN says hundreds of Muslims in Central African Republic threatened by mainly Christian militias must be urgently relocated to safer areas
Study by UN Institute for Training and Research uses detailed satellite imagery to tracks, analyzes extent of loss
UNICEF seeks $32.4 million to provide warm clothing, hygiene items, medicine, school supplies to hundreds of thousands of kids
WFP says it expects the overall nutrition situation in South Sudan to remain dire in the coming months; needs $341 million for its operation over the next six months
Since 2000, more than 40,000 migrants have died while trying to cross borders; In 2014 alone, over 5,000 lost their lives
New diagnostics would enable rapid, sensitive, safe and simple testing to detect virus
New report says more than five million people face mounting hardships in rebel-controlled areas because of violence, breakdown in law and order
Beatrice Ayuru recounts difficulties she has encountered in establishing Lira Integrated School for under-served students
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