Appeal is for West Africa region, Afghanistan, Haiti and Occupied Palestinian territory
Report says the number could reach 405 million by the year 2050
Main man-made greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, increased to record post-industrial concentrations last year
Fighting between al-Houti forces and pro-government tribes in a remote northwestern part of Sa'ada province in Yemen escalates
Aid agencies note figures on epidemic from Haitian Ministry of Public Health are more than 1,100 deaths, nearly 18,400 hospitalizations
UN Human Rights Spokesman says agents of electoral security force, red beret troops fired on crowds that led to four deaths, injured 300
UNHCR airlifting 3,500 Sudanese refugees to safer location, expects airlift to take more than month to complete
UNHCR says it is concerned many may be returning before it is safe to do so
Health agencies report pneumonia kills a child every 20 seconds, 4,300 child deaths every day
Unprecedented monsoon rains in Pakistan in July, August triggered country's worst natural disaster
US has formally participated in Universal Periodic Review for first time
UN assessment finds the cyclone left a trail of widespread destruction when it hit on October 22
UN refugee agency reports torrential rains in Chad affect about 150,000 people
Human rights groups is launching a campaign to remove Libya from 47-member UN Human Rights Council
Organization appeals for over $14 million to sustain life-saving activities for tens of thousands
UNHCR says emergency far from over, survivors of these catastrophic floods will be in need of aid for long time
UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls collective expulsions violation under international law
WHO warning preventive measures must be taken to head off outbreak of water-borne, communicable diseases
WFP says it has been able to reach less than one-quarter of those in need of food assistance
United Nations says children in emergency situations are particularly vulnerable to deadly diseases
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