UN refugee agency says more than 6,000 refugees have fled into Afghanistan to escape fighting between Pakistan government forces and Taliban militants
Member states attending a crisis meeting on Iraq are giving little away, but talks center on need to revise current assistance plan
Massive increase in forcible displacement driven mainly by war in Syria, UN report finds
UN investigator says situation has deteriorated, registering a nearly 50 percent spike in number of refugees fleeing in search of asylum elsewhere
New field office expected to keep country's human rights record on international front burner with aim of making government accountable for its actions
Navi Pillay issues report describing 'reign of terror' in some regions where there has been a breakdown in law and order
UN Commission of Inquiry warns what had been a localized state conflict can no longer be contained
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says people should do the math and they will see the difficulties aid agencies face
U.N. Special Investigator Christof Heyns says police too often abuse extensive powers they are given
UN human rights chief expresses concern over reports of summary executions, extrajudicial killings of soldiers, civilians
Wildlife experts say Africa's elephant population is falling again after more than 20,000 of the majestic animals were killed last year, mostly for their tusks
UN says up to one-quarter of Djibouti’s population of 850,000 seriously affected by years of consecutive drought
Treaty, approved overwhelmingly by International Labor Conference in Geneva, spells out ways to prevent, protect and compensate victims
UN group calls for safe blood supplies to prevent maternal deaths in advance of World Blood Donor Day
Navi Pillay says politics too often takes precedence over human rights
UN refugee agency says the growing violence in this Sunni dominated province is creating a displacement crisis
UN human rights office says killings, human rights abuses and other forms of repression escalating at an alarming pace
World Food Program says humanitarian disaster still can be prevented, but time is running out
Dramatic rescue of some 40,000 boat people is result of Mare Nostrum operation started by Italy in October
World Food Program also finds malnutrition rates are climbing due to a decline in foreign aid and ongoing conflict, despite economic growth
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