Outgoing head of the ICRC delegation in Pakistan says tensions are spreading throughout the country
Aid agencies say impact is greatest in Somalia
UN mediated talks failed to achieve agreement to reunify divided island of Cyprus
World’s poorest people are being left behind, though, and much more must be done to lift them out of poverty, improve their lives
Annual report examines serious impact of small arms proliferation on Madagascar, Ivory Coast and Haiti
Since treaty became binding international law in 2010, 109 States have joined Convention and 58 have ratified it
UN refugee agency expresses alarm at dramatic rise in number of new refugees, more than 20,000 over past two weeks
UNHCR says more than 43 million were forcibly displaced by conflict by the end of 2010
Resolution passed by narrow margin despite vigorous objections of African and Arab countries
Head of UNICEF's operations in Libya says situation still manageable, but warns it will worsen the longer the conflict continues
International treaty aimed at improving working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide
Prime minister says his country has managed to retrieve about two-thirds of its lost economy
Report warns there will be no peace, stability until those responsible for crimes during post-election turmoil are brought to justice
Aung San Suu Kyi asks International Labor Organization for continued help with Burma's dismal record on human, labor rights
Darfur conflict has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, displaced an estimated two million people.
International Labor Organization warns a staggeringly high number of children still are caught in hazardous work
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization says millions of children in developing countries will live due to price cuts for vaccines
Burma, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, North Korea, and Sudan top Freedom House report
Five-minute soul-searing video graphically shows Sri Lankan soldiers shooting people at close range
Christof Heyns says video shows naked people with their hands tied behind their backs being executed
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