An estimated 40 people have perished and some 60 have been rescued after their boat capsized near the coastal city of Khoms early Tuesday morning
8,500 Congolese refugees have spontaneously left their camp in Angola and are heading to the homes they fled in Kasai province more than one year ago
Nearly 200,000 people affected, with more than 37,000 homes destroyed or damaged; number of severely food-insecure people is now said to have risen to 5.8 million country-wide
While the geographic extension of the virus has increased, the intensity of transmission has reduced
Upsurge in attacks and threats of violence by insurgent groups in West and Central Africa have forced more than 9,000 schools in the region to close
Health experts say eradication of the debilitating, often deadly, disease is feasible but will take new tools, political commitment, and lots of money
The conference leader advocates a new standard for evaluating arms sales that includes stronger consideration of gender
Airstrikes by planes and drones, indiscriminate rocket attacks, shelling, and ground fighting also have displaced thousands in Murzuq
UN refugee agency is repeating appeal to European nations to allow immediate disembarkation of people stranded aboard rescue vessel Open Arms as conditions rapidly deteriorate
United Nations pays special tribute to women, who account for 40% of humanitarian workers worldwide
Fighting in Burkina Faso has intensified over the past six months, raising intercommunal tensions
Most adolescents are not attending any type of educational facility, putting them at particular risk of drug dealers, traffickers and widespread violations
The UN has received reports of physical attacks, arrests and detention, and abductions of activists over the past few months
One of the overarching problems threatening the survival of many wild animals and plants is that of illegal international trade in wildlife with the growing involvement of organized crime
Of the total, 247 occurred on the US-Mexico border
The squalid, overcrowded, unhygienic conditions of the displacement sites are increasing the risk of diseases spreading
In addition, more children are getting sick and dying in this Ebola epidemic than in previous ones
More than 150 children were killed in conflict in the first half of this year compared with 77 in all of 2018, and 3 times as many children were injured in attacks this year than last
Time is running out for more than 500 migrants unable to find a safe port of entry in Europe as conditions onboard their rescue vessels deteriorate
UN human rights chief calls for an investigation into the alleged use of banned tactics by Hong Kong police to quell anti-government demonstrations
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