High-ranking delegation of Maronite prelates say weapons are fueling war and impeding peace efforts
Liver disease kills between 350,000 and 500,000 people every year
World Food Program report says 6.5 million people could be at risk of acute food shortages, will need international aid to survive
UN warns shortfall in funding for Syria's refugees is triggering tensions between them and host communities
Dozens killed, wounded in March 29 incident, say UN monitors
Every year, more than one billion people are infected and more than one million die from diseases such as malaria, dengue, Lyme disease, and yellow fever
Official says more than $230 million needed in the next two months to avoid humanitarian catastrophe
International Red Cross official says lack of security leaves people vulnerable to pillaging, killings and sexual violence
Group says aid agencies are racing against time to pre-position stocks of relief supplies before rains come
Latest figures show 80 people have died among the 122 suspected cases of Ebola in Guinea
World Health Organization reports air pollution is now world’s largest single environmental health risk
Finding confirms continuation of global warming
According to UNHCR, local villagers, refugees feuding over limited resources, including wood, grass and grazing land
Nearly 613,000 people lodged claims for asylum in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year
In advance of World TB Day on March 24, WHO says project started five years ago is making progress to help diagnose MDR-TB patients who formerly were missed
Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador in Geneva says that, despite threats, his country is still seeking a peaceful end to the conflict with Russia
UN Commission of Inquiry says it is amassing an ever-growing list of suspected war criminals on both sides
World Food Program appealed for $478 million to pay for humanitarian assistance in the DRC between July 2013 and December 2015, to date, it has received only 26 percent
Top rights envoy castigates global community for indifference in the face of 'unspeakable atrocities' committed by Pyongyang detailed in UN report
Refugee agency expresses alarm about condition of thousands of civilians trying to escape violence in Central African Republic
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