As events marking 70th anniversary of 1949 Geneva Conventions get underway, International Committee of the Red Cross says four landmark treaties delineating the law of war are as relevant today as they were when they came into force 70 years ago
UN agencies report more than two million people in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are struggling to feed their families as crops fail for fifth consecutive year due to erratic weather patterns
The point of the verification exercise is first and foremost to protect the right of Rohingya refugees to return to their homes
Ozaguin, who was once a street child, gives concerts to support a foundation he has created to help homeless children
Aid resumes next week to 850,000 civilians in Sanaa who have received no rations for two months
Residents report widespread human rights violations, including summary executions, disappearances, torture and arbitrary arrests
UN agencies hail Colombia's action as major step in combating statelessness
Dozens of armed groups, including those affiliated with al-Qaida and Islamic State militants, reportedly are escalating attacks in Yemen
Italy plans a law to impose a $1.1 million fine on rescue ships entering Italy’s waters and to impound those vessels
High Commissioner Michele Bachelet endorses robust gun control measures to preempt violent, deadly attacks
UNHCR calls for an orderly release of all refugees in detention centers to urban settings where it is ready to assist them
Increasing breastfeeding could prevent 823,000 deaths in children under five every year and 20,000 annual deaths from breast cancer
Health officials say high-impact epidemic responses in fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable countries are likely to become the new normal
The Trump administration’s decision to reinstate federal executions after a 16-year hiatus goes against the national and international trend to abolish the death penalty
UNICEF says more than half of the youngsters infected with this deadly disease are below the age of five
The dramatic scale-up will assist 440,000 people affected by Ebola and their contacts over the next six months to respond to escalating needs
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses alarm that the continued carnage in Syria is no longer on the international radar
World Health Organization is urging nations to use measures that discourage smoking, including graphic images warning that smoking kills, bans on tobacco advertising, and tax increases on tobacco products
If the toll of 150 lives lost is confirmed, it will be the biggest shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea since May 2017, when 156 people died off the coast of Tripoli
There are plans to roll out a second experimental vaccine, which would expand the target population to be immunized against Ebola
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