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DPR Korea: With victims’ suffering ‘enormous,’ urgent solution needed –UN rights expert

Photo:Cultivating a field in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Travel bans imposed by Egypt on human rights defenders 'choke' legitimate debate – UN expert

Photo:UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst.

'Immediate action' needed as millions in north-eastern Nigeria face food insecurity – UN

Photo:Displaced girl suffering from malnutrition in Kuya camp, Monsuno, Nigeria.

Water resources ‘a reason for cooperation, not conflict,’ Ban tells Security Council

Photo:Water infrastructure in Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan.

Zika no longer an international public health emergency, but sustained response needed – UN health agency

Photo:The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Magalhães Research Center in Pernambuco, Brazil, performs tests

COP22 in Marrakesh: "EU will deliver on commitments whatever happens"

November 18, 2016

UN agencies call for immediate support amid deepening food crisis in southern Madagascar

18 November 2016

Neighborhoods May Be Key to Teens' Mental Well-Being

Nov. 18, 2016

UN agencies call for immediate support amid deepening food crisis in southern Madagascar

Photo:Southern Madagascar has been hit by consecutive droughts.

On World Toilet Day, UN spotlights impact of sanitation on peoples’ livelihoods

Photo:Maria and her children stand in front of the place where they go to wash themselves.