Lockdowns and other measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus are causing a massive backlog
The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the already desperate situation of tens of millions of people displaced by conflict and violence worldwide, the UNHCR says
Norwegian Refugee Council says the socioeconomic effects of the coronavirus lockdown may be tougher and kill more people than the infection
A record 50.8 million people were displaced within their own countries last year due to conflict, violence and disasters
Leaders in some countries are using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to stifle criticism of their regimes, says Michelle Bachelet
World Meteorological Organization says coronavirus pandemic will worsen socioeconomic impact of a warming planet
More than 250 million people around the world could face acute hunger because of the economic impact of COVID-19
More than 150 people have been killed in Djugu and Mahagi territories in Ituri province since early March, raising the number of civilian deaths this year to more than 200
Anxious governments increasingly are grabbing on to the hope that those who have become sickened by this infectious disease will become immune and not pass it on to others
Myanmar’s military has been carrying out almost daily airstrikes and shelling in populated areas
The UN refugee agency warns the growing spread of COVID-19 will worsen the already acute humanitarian crisis throughout the volatile region
Coronavirus pandemic has put global polio, measles and other lifesaving immunization campaigns for children on hold
Officials cite 51 percent increase in number of reported cases, 60 percent increase in number of deaths
The World Health Organization is working to fill a significant financial shortfall after the US withholds funding from the UN agency
UN says return of tens of thousands of refugees to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran risks overwhelming the country’s medical system
The cargo includes one million face masks, personal protective equipment for medics tending to 30,000 people across the continent
Despite the setback, WHO says it remains committed to ending the Ebola outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
'When health workers are at risk, we are all at risk,' World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says
The World Health Organization says urgent help is needed to strengthen the continent’s fragile health system
Burkina Faso is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster due to growing instability and a chronic shortage of resources
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