UNHCR officials estimate 206,000 people are internally displaced, while another 63,000 are refugees due to insecurity since March coup
In a preliminary study, European scientists found traces of MERS antibodies in single-humped camels
Report geared toward nurses, doctors, other health workers who do not specialize in mental health disorders
Refugee agency calls on Khartoum officials to reverse decision to deny work permits to international humanitarian staff
Report says exclusive breast-feeding until six months of age could prevent deaths of more than 200,000 infants each year
Syrian crisis drives up global need to unprecedented 73 million people, says United Nations in mid-year review
New report says African governments must support entrepreneurs to successfully compete with foreign firms
The International Red Cross Federation estimates 130,000 people need immediate food aid given Namibia's below-average rainfall this year
WHO estimates 7.4 million lives have been saved during three years in 41 countries that have adopted some of the six MPOWER measures
Three months after Seleka rebels ousted the government, country remains gripped by widespread lawlessness, says UN refugee agency
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year as a result of armed violence that occurs in everyday life, according to survey
Bold new strategies needed to deal with the more than 6.5-billion people who will be living in cities by 2050, survey says
Ban Ki-moon appeals to all those with influence to act now to end 'Syria’s huge and heart-rending humanitarian crisis'
Ban Ki-moon expresses concern despite peace deals between Mali's warring parties
WHO issues new treatment guidelines as a major international AIDS conference in Kuala Lumpur gets under way
World Food Program says tens of thousands of people are going hungry in Central African Republic
Needs in country’s conflict zone outpace those in Afghanistan, Iraq, DRC
UNCTAD Secretary-General Panitchpakdi says investment flows to developing economies fell drastically by 32 percent to $561 billion
New study says Ethiopia lost an estimated $4.7 billion in 2009 because of child undernutrition
Sweltering summer heat is exacerbated by lack of safe water, sanitation in refugee camps, UN says
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