FACTBOX - Seven things you need to know about world hunger
Globally, 821.6 million people or 11% of the population, suffer from hunger
Trump administration sets new rule to make it harder for immigrants to seek asylum
The proposal would make it tougher for applicants who did not apply for protection where it was available in at least one "third country" through which they traveled
Ebola spread to east Congo's Goma massively raises risk - U.N.
The world's second worst epidemic has infected 2,500 people and killed 1,655 in the lush farmlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Trump administration sets 'new bar' for immigrants seeking asylum
The proposal would make it tougher for applicants who did not apply for protection where it was available in at least one "third country" through which they traveled
20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines, U.N. warns
In 2018 the number of measles cases around the world more than doubled, to almost 350,000
Floods force millions to flee homes in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Worst affected is the northern Indian state of Bihar, where some 1.9 million people have fled their homes
Two Ebola workers killed in eastern Congo
Dozens of people responding to a massive Ebola outbreak have been injured or killed in attacks this year
Scores of aftershocks hit Indonesia after quake kills two
Rescue teams struggling to reach parts of the area hit by the quake have warned that the death toll could rise
Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar
Four towns along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers are in danger of being inundated as the rivers rise
Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive
Pakistan is one of only three in the world where polio is endemic, but a drive to eradicate new transmissions has hit serious problems