Aid workers race to contain cholera outbreak in cyclone-hit Mozambique
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at least 19 health facilities were hit by the cyclone and water and sanitation facilities damaged, heightening the risk of water-borne disease
Trump supports plan for humanitarian food aid to North Korea -Yonhap
Nearly half of North Koreans suffer from severe food insecurity and meager official rations are expected to be cut further after the worst harvest in a decade
As Venezuela tensions mount, U.S. to deploy hospital ship to region
Last year, a hospital ship -- the USNS Comfort -- cared for Venezuelan refugees and others as it stopped in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Honduras
Afghan civilians killed in air strikes on Taliban drug labs, local officials say
The attack followed a report from the U.N. last month which indicated that more civilians were killed by Afghan and U.S. air strikes in the first three months of the year than by any other means
UN seeks release of thousands of migrants held in Yemen
The detentions began two weeks ago in the cities under the control of the internationally-recognised government backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
How a Chinese venture in Venezuela made millions while locals grew hungry
Few jobs have materialized and the plant is only half-built, running at less than one percent its projected output. It hasn't yielded a single grain of locally grown rice
Living in the ruins of Aleppo's old frontline
'There's no way we can rebuild. We can barely manage our daily expenses.'
Intense fighting in northwest Syria as army tries to advance
Bombardments since April 28 have displaced more than 158,000 people
Sand mining 'mafias' destroying environment, livelihoods: UN
Sand extraction has increased pollution and flooding, lowered groundwater levels, hurt marine life, and exacerbated the occurrence and severity of landslides and drought
Pope defends migrants during trip to immigration-adverse Bulgaria
Bulgaria's government wants the European Union to close its external borders to migrants and set up refugee centres outside the bloc