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After hurricane, UN assessment finds 800,000 Haitians in dire need of immediate food assistance

Photo:A man works to clear downed trees from his property near the western town of Leoganne, afte

On World Polio Day, UN kicks off weeklong campaign to immunize 5.8 million Iraqi children

Photo:Women wait to have their children vaccinated against polio in a health centre in Erbil, Kur

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).