INTERVIEW-U.N. food aid chief fears U.S. budget cuts could leave children hungry
"I do not believe that the people of the United States support allowing babies to go hungry"
South Sudan drops plan for $10,000 work permit fee for aid staff
War-ravaged South Sudan announced the 100-fold hike in the fee for foreign professionals in early March
FACTBOX-Global electricity access growing but gaps need plugging
Urban areas across the world have close to universal access at 96 percent although challenges remain in the rapidly growing cities of Africa and the Asia Pacific
Policy makers drag feet on getting electric power to the people
"Every day we delay, or every day we don't deliver, it becomes more painful and expensive, and we risk losing people and leaving people behind"
INTERVIEW-U.N. calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
More than 5 million people have fled Syria and another 13.5 million are displaced inside the country.
INTERVIEW-"White coats" alone can't combat infectious disease outbreaks - U.N. adviser
Nabarro said more attention must be given to the "cholera emergency" in Haiti
Four countries face famine threat as global food crisis deepens
The Food Security Information Network said that 108 million people were reported to be facing crisis level food insecurity or worse in 2016
South Sudanese rebels free three foreign oil workers
One of the released men said his rebel captors had told him to pass a message to foreign oil companies to stop operating in South Sudan
Somalis fleeing Yemen war caught in nighttime sea attack
Bullets tore into the vessel, killing more than a dozen men. It was the beginning of a half-hour attack on March 16 that killed 43 civilians
Lack of clean water poses extra threat to millions facing famine: UN
"The combination of malnutrition, dirty water and poor sanitation sets off a vicious cycle from which many children never recover"