New WHO report says harmful use of alcohol is responsible for six percent of all deaths around the world
Director of operations for humanitarian affairs, John Ging, says 5,000 people are killed every month, and more than 150,000 people have died since war began
The World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund say more must be done to close the gap between billions who have access to improved water and sanitation and those who do not
UN resident humanitarian coordinator for Jordan says international community must come to the table and share burden assumed by Jordan and other countries Syrian refugees are turning to
Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns there is an absolute prohibition against slavery and sexual slavery in international law
World Health Organization data show 45 percent more women surviving childbirth now compared to 24 years ago
Save the Children reports 800 mothers and 18,000 young children die from largely preventable causes every day
WHO warns resistance to antibiotics is now a major threat to public health
Spike is probably due to seasonal increase of disease rather than to any changes in behavior of virus
Nearly 1 million South Sudanese have become internally displaced since fighting began between government and opposition forces four months ago
Onset of rains intensifies vulnerability of some 400,000 internally displaced people within the country
Marking World Malaria Day on April 25, WHO says battle against disease can be won
Outgoing head of Red Cross delegation in nation warns humanitarian crisis will become worse as rainy season takes hold in coming weeks
Experts warn if a sufficient number of people in a community are not immunized vaccine-preventable diseases come back
UNICEF says many people are resorting to eating wild foods, such as bulbs and grasses because they do not have enough to eat
The funding will meet the needs of Central African Republic refugees who fled to neighboring countries and returnees and third-country nationals
Ahead of Geneva meeting aimed at resolving crisis, Yurii Klymenko says it will not be easy to restore stability, nor to get Russia to back off from its territorial designs
UN high commissioner for human rights calls for perpetrators of rights violations to be held accountable for their actions
UN report describes conditions of detention in some Syrian government-run facilities as absolutely horrific
Anti-balaka militiamen are trying to prevent civilians from leaving C.A.R. and are attacking them along the way
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