International Organization for Migration says more than half of Iraq's displaced have fled homes since June
WHO director Margaret Chan said the announcement is 'a clear call for international solidarity'
UN refugee agency says Somali, Ethiopian, Syrian and Palestinian refugees are trapped in areas damaged by fighting
UNHCR reports more than 117,000 people internally displaced in Ukraine, an estimated 168,000 have crossed into Russia
Half of Gaza's 1.8 million people are children under age of 18; UNICEF says conflict is having catastrophic effect on them, their families
Nearly 1,000 cases of cholera have been reported in small towns and villages along the Nile; Roads are impassable in the rainy season
World Health Organization director says if outbreak continues to worsen, consequences could be 'catastrophic'
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay says targeting of civilian infrastructure or use of civilian structures for military purposes violate international law
International Labor Organization estimates 21 million men, women and children are victims of forced labor and forced prostitution
In marking World Hepatitis Day, WHO says intensifying testing, prevention and treatment efforts is key to tackling one of the world’s most serious diseases
UN health agency wants to transfer wounded in need of urgent treatment to medical facilities outside conflict zone
Boat sailed from Libya with 750 migrants aboard and arrived in Italy with 569
Two countries among six, including Chile, Georgia, Ireland and Japan, that recently came under Human Rights Committee investigation
As Iraq's conflict escalates, United Nations says farmers and workers in country's breadbasket, Ninevah, finding it harder to make grain accessible
Human rights chief warns Israel that targeting civilian facilities may amount to war crimes, calls for end to the 16-day war
World Food Program says it has had to deliver 50 times more food by air this year compared to same period last year to tackle multiple global emergencies, especially in Africa, Syria
As women and children flee the violence, resources to provide food, water and medical supplies run low
UN Human Rights experts are expressing concern about crimes of impunity to which women in conflict-ridden regions are subjected
Global health organization looks to curb alarming surge in youngsters' excess body fat
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for stronger safeguards against mass surveillance to protect against violations of human rights
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