Organization says decision by Mugabe government to suspend delivery of aid by private agencies will hamper UN humanitarian operations a
Refugee agency says fading international interest in Iraq is having terrible impact on nearly five million who have fled their homes
US-based groups submit report to 18-member UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which begins examination of US record
UNHCR calls actions by so-called unknown armed elements, alarming
Afghanistan has most refugees, with more than two million Afghans living outside their country
Report shows Iraqis topped list of asylum seekers in 36 industrialized countries last year, followed by asylum seekers from China, Russ
WHO, UNAIDS say strong evidence from trials in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa provide compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces r
UNHCR says refugees, desperate to escape fighting in their country, make difficult journey to Kenya every month
Agency might have to airlift food to thousands of people trapped in North Kivu if fighting in eastern province of DRC goes on for long
Valeriya using star appeal, personal experience as abused woman to help migrant workers in her homeland break free of bonds of sexual e
International Organization for Migration says 1,400 irregular migrants died last year trying to migrate to Yemen
International Committee of Red Cross calls humanitarian consequences of fighting in province alarming
Antonio Guterres urges international community to pressure various fighting factions to end war, otherwise, he says consequences will b
UN official Hafiz Pasha says job creation lagging behind work force expansion in region
Agency alarmed over possible impact of violence on hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur
UN estimates 12 million people face food shortages in 7 southern African countries; Malawi is most severely affected
Aid agencies say immediate focus remains emergency humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of victims while long-term projects are
Human Rights Committee says US should abolish any alleged secret detention facilities, give ICRC access
World generally on track to meet goal of halving number of people with unsafe drinking water by 2015, but will miss similar goal for sa
UNICEF spokesman, Michael Bociurkiw, urges donors to look beyond politics and renew their support for humanitarian programs
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