Measures include automatic exchange of bank information to catch cheats
Measles in Central African Republic and cholera in Niger devastate at risk communities
UN children's agency hopes to contain an outbreak of measles in the region
Refugee agency reports violence has displaced some 173,000 people inside the Central African Republic
UNHCR report is first assessment of health situation of Syrian refugees in neighboring Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon
WHO says malaria is preventable, treatable and can be defeated
Head of US delegation says increasingly bellicose rhetoric of N. Korea, Iran's continued defiance are major challenges
Former Soviet leader speaks on 20th anniversary of founding of Green Cross International
In advance of World Immunization Week, UN agency is calling on nations to help immunize more children against preventable diseases
UNICEF calls for immediate stop to recruitment of child solders
Rising number of refugees are heading home from Jordan, traveling through regions the UN says remain dangerous
Health agencies say children are dying from preventable diseases because effective interventions are not reaching them
US ranks 26th of 29 countries under review because of large number of children living in poverty, wide inequality gap between rich and poor
Regional Refugee Coordinator says UN is nearing its breaking point, fears it may not be able to continue unless funding is forthcoming
Special UNICEF-chartered flight arrived in Bangui Sunday, two weeks after rebel coalition Seleka seized power in CAR
Condition said to affect one in three adults or about one billion people worldwide
Landmines affect 59 states and six other areas, according to the United Nations
But, International Committee of the Red Cross warns risk of looting, renewed fighting remains high in Central African Republic capital city
World body working with football officials to address racism at matches
International Migration Organization reports more than 1,000 Chadian migrants have been expelled since beginning of the year
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