2012 State of the World Population report says drop in family size would reduce costs for maternal, newborn health care by $11 billion annually
UNHCR is concerned by recent drowning of Rohingya Muslims as more people flee Burma’s Rakhine state
Syrian Arab Red Crescent estimates 2.5 million people have fled their homes, are in need of humanitarian assistance
Head of new Syrian opposition front, Maath al-Khatib, urges EU to recognize body by providing both political, financial support
Appeal for $34 million will support Turkish Red Crescent in providing winter assistance for up to 170,000 people
Health agencies say the world has the means to save hundreds of thousands of children’s lives from pneumonia
United Nations says huge upsurge in number of civilians fleeing Syria reflects dramatically deteriorating situation
UN officials say 26 refugees have died in refugee camps in Upper Nile, 10 since mid-September
Some 363 people reported killed, 7.7 million affected, more than two million homeless
ICRC President Peter Mauer concerned little thought being given to humanitarian situation
Planes are to take off from Khartoum and fly to Aweil in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr El Ghazal State
Navi Pillay says Tibetans resorting to self-immolation because they see no other way out of their dilemma
World Meteorological Organization says weather systems performed brilliantly in forecasting Hurricane Sandy
Burundi's Second VP, Gervais Rufyikiri, says his government will need $1 billion for development program
World Meteorological Organization and World Health Organization have published first Atlas of Health and Climate
Meantime, UN official hopes that warring factions in Syria will agree to stop fighting during four-day Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday
Assad forces reserve right to respond to rebel attacks and warn neighboring countries against facilitating smuggling of fighters across borders
Population of Ethiopia's Dollo Ado refugee complex surpasses 170,000, making it the world's second largest refugee complex
UNHCR Chief, Navi Pillay says international community must to act to stop Syria's conflict from spiraling
It is largest cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone since 1970 and 1971
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