UN refugee agency condemns victimization of civilians in Somalia, shocked by heavy loss of civilian lives seen in fighting in Mogadishu
Committee of 29 independent experts sets agenda for year-long probe into how well first flu pandemic of 21st century has been managed
WHO says it hopes to improve skills of doctors, nurses, midwives
Red Cross says aid effort in Haiti is one of biggest in its history
Committee composed of 29 independent experts to meet between April 12-14 to take stock of what needs to be done in future pandemics
UNICEF says it hopes to get about 375,000 children to return to school during next two months
IOM says Senegal is losing some of brightest, most highly skilled people as more professionals seek work abroad
Program part of larger reparation effort, following recommendations by Sierra Leone's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2004
WHO's Keiji Fukuda says H1N1 virus circulating most actively in parts of Southeast Asia, West Africa, tropical zone of the Americas
UN says 94 deaths so far have been confirmed and 300 people are still missing and thousands of people have been displaced
But, bad news is that efforts to provide good sanitation to hundreds of millions of people are lagging behind
UN Investigator, Vitit Muntarbhorn, presents a bleak assessment of human-rights situation in North Korea
Because of strong year-end showing, IATA now forecasts smaller losses in 2010 of $2.8 billion, compared to its previous $5.6 billion
WHO releases new guidelines for treatment of malaria, making possible to rapidly diagnose malaria in even poorest settings
Appeal to help ethnic Munzayas from DRC who fled deadly assaults over fishing and farming rights following late October clashes
New report shows multi-billion dollar treatment investment paying big dividends in improving health of millions in developing countries
International Labor Organization says Haiti's extreme loss of jobs increases risk children will be lured into abusive, exploitative work
WFP says it needs $6 million to restore full rations and keep feeding malnourished children
UN, international aid agencies are kicking off a mass polio immunization campaign across 19 countries on Saturday
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay presents a snapshot of violations
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