World Health Organization says several promising vaccines will soon be tested, may be available in West African countries by early January
World Health Organization says up to two million deaths a year, many due to heart disease or stroke, could be prevented through reducing salt intake
International Committee of the Red Cross says millions of people in Africa who are facing violence, hunger and displacement are in desperate need of assistance
Representatives from Doctors Without Borders report conditions in that country are grim
UNHCR says it is stepping up efforts to move refugees away from volatile border to safer area inland
United Nations Children’s Fund reports many suffering mental stress that will last a lifetime
Latest World Health Organization figures put current number of cases at more than 5,800, with at least 2,800 deaths
WHO, UNICEF investigating death of at least 15 children; immunization campaign in both Idlib and Deir Ezzour provinces suspended
World Health Organization calls for probe, urges empathy after slayings of medical educators in Guinea
IPCC chairman, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri says the final installment of 5th Assessment report is due in weeks, predicts food shortages, conflict over water
IrIna Dovgan, accused of being a spy and tortured by pro-Russian separatists, is appealing to UN Human Rights Council to support her country
Doomed vessel reportedly left with some 500 men, women and children, including Syrians, Palestinians, Egyptians and Sudanese passengers
UN refugee agency says there is not enough shelter to accommodate the influx of refugees into Cameroon
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria documents gross violations, mass crimes perpetrated by militant Islamic State, other armed groups, government forces against civilians
UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances says more than 43,000 cases from 88 countries still remain to be clarified
New CITES agreement provides stronger protection for five shark species and all manta ray species whose survival is under threat
UNICEF warns the deadly outbreak is threatening to wipe out all of the hard-earned gains for young people in country
World Meteorological Organization calls international action on ozone layer a major environment success story
International Committee of the Red Cross appealing for additional $19 million to cover some of war-torn country’s massive and growing humanitarian needs
Also, a fourth patient arrives in US from West Africa Tuesday, headed to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for treatment
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