Venezuela is caught in an economic crisis and a political standoff between the Maduro government and National Assembly leader Juan Guaido, who has declared himself president and is backed by the United States and dozens of other countries
US Department of Homeland Security official disputes allegations the migrants are being treated poorly
Hundreds of thousands of people in Al Hol and the surrounding area are being kept in a legal limbo
Poor hygiene conditions in displacement sites severely increase the risk that Ebola, as well as cholera, measles and acute respiratory diseases, will spread
Heavy rains have destroyed 273 shelters, injured 11 people and caused at least 26 landslides, putting thousands of people at risk
Most of the 53 people killed and more than 130 injured in the airstrike on the Tajoura detention center were refugees and migrants from Africa
Document notes shockingly high number of alleged extrajudicial killings by Maduro's security forces against so-called criminals purportedly resisting arrest
Yemen has collapsed, and only a political solution will restore the hopes and future of millions of destitute people, says ICRC official
Free and credible elections cannot occur when only the ruling party is able to operate and independent voices are stifled: commission
UN investigator Yanghee Lee says she is concerned international community is beginning to overlook their situation
Daniela Kravetz says government must implement reforms guaranteeing basic freedoms so that the human rights situation in the country can improve
Commission of Inquiry on human rights situation in Syria accuses everyone involved in conflict of failure to uphold international humanitarian law and human rights standards
Report says global warming and increasing heat stress will lead to the loss of 80 million full-time jobs and trillions of dollars in economic costs by 2030
Recent nutritional survey in India finds country is still far away from achieving its goal of zero hunger for its populous country of more than one billion
UN migration agency says its global figures underestimate true nature and extent of problem as many migrant deaths are never reported and many bodies are never recovered
It is important to break the vicious cycle of violence to contain the spread of the deadly virus in conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri provinces
Temperature records were set this week in France, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
UN investigators report at least 117 people were killed during a series of attacks on multiple villages between June 10 and 13
Peace with Israel will not be possible without resolving the dispute over Jerusalem, which both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their capital
Since 2016, UN migration agency says it has saved nearly 20,000 migrants on dangerous trek to northern Africa.
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