Senior official says situation in the north has calmed, and the group is preparing a logistical base
WHO says health situation has progressively worsened over the last six months
Official says process of reform is long, but there appears to be a strong political will to come to terms with country's many underlying problems
A quarter of a million people are affected by the ongoing floods, with an estimated 140,000 homeless
Global survey finds more than half of all countries do not have a comprehensive cancer plan that could save lives
UNHCR says it has delivered 15,000 blankets, 3,000 tents to Azzas, where thousands of victims of Syria’s civil war are living in makeshift camps
IFRC officials say growing number of people turning to charity for assistance shows depth of EU financial crisis
UNHCR says it now has registered more than 700,000, with most of the newly arrived crossing into Lebanon and Jordan
UNICEF says weeks of conflict in Central African Republic have affected 1.8 million people, with 800,000 in urgent need of humanitarian assistance
Appeal is for immediate, life-saving needs of tens of millions of children gripped by conflict, natural disasters around the world
Food and Agriculture Organization of UN says lost and wasted food is worth around $1 trillion
UN refugee agency calls for increased financial assistance from international community
UN refugee agency says refugees fleeing fighting and Sharia law talk of growing food, fuel shortages
New treaty, first of its kind, aims to lessen the threat mercury presents to humans and the environment
Refugee agency says refugee numbers have been rising steadily since the fighting began between French forces and Islamist militants in central Mali
WFP says Syrian government has agreed to let agency work with dozens of Syrian organizations to distribute food aid throughout country
New global strategy for neglected diseases yields results, says UN agency
UN estimates more than 30,000 people have fled their homes since Friday's French military intervention
Navi Pillay says country shows almost no signs of improvement since young leader Kim Jong Un took over
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