Agency seeks $300 million to build West Africans’ awareness and ability to overcome epidemic
Health ministers from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone say network weaknesses led to outbreak; they also agree Ebola emphasis led to neglect of critical routine health needs
First status report finds rampant violence throughout world takes particularly heavy toll on women, children
At least 348,000 people have tried to make sea crossings so far this year, a likely record, with 4,272 reported deaths
Special envoy on Ebola says upsurge in transmission of deadly virus in both countries requires more intense international response to halt spread of fatal disease
World Malaria Report says there has been a dramatic fall in number of malaria deaths since 2000 and number of cases is also steadily going down
Report by Inter-Parliamentary Union says legislators subject to multiple abuses, including death, torture threats, arbitrary arrest and detention
Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo suddenly close a camp for internally displaced people
UNICEF says reducing malaria cases also will help fight against Ebola
International Labor Organization's report says wage growth has slowed to nearly zero in developed economies in last two years
More than half million women each year become infected with human papillomavirus, which causes the cancer, U.N. agency says
Weakness in health systems in region results in rapid spread of deadly disease that in turn has damaging effect on overall services for other illnesses, prevention programs
Organizers of UN Forum on Business and Human Rights say they seek to adopt a series of key principles to commit companies to respect rights of people and the communities within which they operate
Officials think more than 70 percent of those ill with Ebola are in treatment in Liberia, Guinea, however, Sierra Leone falls short of this goal
Jude Dibia says legislation having chilling effect on Nigerian LGBT community, forcing many further underground
10-member watchdog committee urges US authorities to crack down on perpetrators and punish those suspected of torture or ill treatment
595 being housed at gymnasium in Ierepetra, Crete, where aid workers are providing warm meals, clothing
Damassak is the second large attack mounted by Boko Haram close to the Nigerian-Niger border in less than two months
New United Nations report urges poorest countries to shift from low to high productivity activities
Group appeals for record $1.68 billion to help millions of people in Syria, followed by South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, DRC, Israel and occupied territories, Mali, CAR, Ukraine
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