Life

In war-torn Syria, three million children out of school or at risk of dropping out – UNICEF

Photo:In eastern Aleppo, a young girl returns home from school.

Afghanistan: Improving ways to settle water disputes key to economic growth, avoiding conflict – new UN report

Photo:A river runs by green farmland in the rural Afghan area of Panjshir.

Bullied Teen's Suicide Didn't Spur Copycat Attempts: Study

Oct. 21, 2016

South Africa: Continent Wide Outcry at ICC Withdrawal

Photo:The International Criminal Court premises in The Hague.

Many Adults Unaware That Using E-Cigarettes Can Hurt Kids

Oct. 21, 2016

UN expert panel warns of systemic anti-Black racism in Canada’s criminal justice system

21 October 2016

With people in southern Madagascar ‘living on the brink,' UN scales up efforts to avert food crisis

Photo: A cash distribution centre in Tsihombe, Madagascar, where 96 percent of people are food in

UN provides emergency food aid to 8,000 people amid renewed violence in Central African Republic

Photo:WFP food distribution in Kaga Bandoro town, Central African Republic (CAR).

India: UN experts urge release of prominent human rights defender after month-long detention

19 October 2016

Reforesting Kilimanjaro could ease East Africa's severe water shortages – UN

Photo:Elephants in Kenya with Mount Kilimanjaro in the distant background.