Humanitarian Affairs

A new immersive exhibit by Doctors Without Borders uses VR and 360 video to give a glimpse into the lives of people forced to flee violence. When you first enter…

Warnings emerge of overcrowding, congestion in refugee camps GENEVA Around 607,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed from Myanmar to Bangladesh since Aug. 25, the UN said Tuesday. “Although the number of…

SYDNEY — Lawyers for the asylum seekers living at Australia’s detention center on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island sought a court injunction to keep the facility open Tuesday, as fears…

More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum Tuesday in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation…

Turkey will be the top country to send humanitarian aid in 2017, says Turkish Foreign Minister GAZIANTEP, Turkey  Turkey said Friday it will surpass the U.S. in terms of supplying…

Unless progress is accelerated, ending child marriage in West and Central Africa will take more than 100 years, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for millions of child brides and crippling impact…

The United Nations staff in Somalia marked the UN Day in Mogadishu on Tuesday with a pledge to continue their support for Somalis in their quest for lasting peace and…

  Ethiopia must give its youth a voice and also act on human rights, a United States envoy has told Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn. Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador…

‘Any individuals or entities responsible for atrocities must be held accountable’, says State Department spokeswoman The U.S. is considering new measures and targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s military over violence in…