More than 109,000 suspected cases of cholera, including nearly 200 deaths, have been reported in the country since the beginning of the year
UN experts express alarm over dramatic spike in crackdowns against human rights defenders
Eritrea refuses to say whether dozens of people who were detained 18 years ago and have disappeared are still alive
It says large-scale return of refugees from Kenya's Dadaab camp could exacerbate humanitarian crisis in parts of country
The United States says Russian efforts to rescue the treaty are lagging
UNHCR is appealing for $184 million to support life-saving operations for displaced and refugee Cameroonians
Fighting between the Fulani and Dogon communities has resulted in the deaths of some 600 women, children and men over the past year
Activists say delegating life-and-death decisions to machines crosses a moral red line and should be prohibited by international law
IFRC is appealing for $30.5 million to provide life-saving aid for 200,000 survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
Thousands of children lack adequate shelter, are in urgent need of food and safe drinking water
12 years ago, India alone was responsible for almost 70 percent of the world's polio cases
The United Nations reports more than 74,000 people, many of them family members of IS fighters, are now residing at al-Hol camp
WHO-convened panel examining the pros and cons of the procedure says it would be 'irresponsible' to engage in at this time
Second round of UN-mediated talks aimed at finding a solution to the Western Sahara conflict has ended with no resolution
About 1.7 million people are affected by the disaster which has caused extensive damage to infrastructure, homes and crops in southern Africa
Migrants are victimized by Libyan government officials and members of armed groups, as well as by smugglers and traffickers
Officials say peace talks must protect important human rights gains made by Afghans, particularly on equality, non-discrimination, and women's rights
UN rights chief says her office has documented numerous rights violations and abuses, including killings by security forces and pro-government armed groups
TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing nearly 4,500 people a day and newly infecting 10 million people a year
A US official accuses Russia of breaking agreements on biological, chemical and intermediate nuclear weapons
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