WHO says 800,000 lives could be saved by applying few simple medical procedures, providing pregnant women with information
Over the past few years, Mauritania has been hit with a number of natural disasters
Louise Arbour says no hope for peace in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region until fighting factions disarm, demobilize
High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says people of Darfur have no protection under international law, because they are not
Prime minister says his country's government doing what it can to improve security, help Afghan people
Agency's first airdrops since Sudan in 1998
Deadly and easily transmittable disease has infected more than 62,000 Angolans since February, of whom more than 2,500 have died
Norwegian mediator urges representatives of Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to seize moment to make peace
Antonio Gutteres says deteriorating security is making it very difficult for humanitarian agencies to provide even minimum help to some
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says council gives United Nations 'a much-needed chance to make a new beginning in its work for human r
About 100 ministers of health, other health officials will be attending week-long conference, which begins Monday in Geneva
Jan Egeland says international community, governments, political leaders in denial about scope of humanitarian crisis in Sudan
World health body issues global Air Quality Guidelines to raise awareness that pollution is environmental concern posing serious health
Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Pakistan face difficult winter, one year after devastating earthquake
UNHCR begins returning to south Sudan estimated 11,000 refugees from Ethiopia, 8,000 from Central African Republic, Saturday
This week is World Breastfeeding Week, marks 25th anniversary of international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes
UN Special Investigator John Dugard says Quartet, which is comprised of US, EU, Russia and UN has outlived its usefulness as a negotiat
UN special representative for children and armed conflict says Uganda must take action to stop recruiting of child soldiers
International Organization for Migration says migrants were left with little water, no food or identification papers several months ago
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, who visited region in February, says without assistance many people face malnutri
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