Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new ...

Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission in eastern ...

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday underscored the need to effectively re-open the Strait of Hormuz and expand UN Security ...

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The deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, ...

The Security Council meets today in New York for its annual open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict amid ...

The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.

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A missed warning sign. A forged cheque. A passport confiscated in a foreign country. Within months, the life Latyr Thioye had ...

The UN Security Council meets this afternoon in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East following reports of a ...

From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the ...

General’s Scientific Advisory Board, features world-leading scientists, and explores today’s challenges, from AI and ...