Lives at risk due to massive drug shortages in South Sudan
Drug shortages have forced many medical centres to close, donors urged to restore supplies before deadly malaria season resumes
U.N. experts report cluster bombs, gold smuggling in Darfur
Experts say Abbala militia control at least 400 artisanal gold mines and earn some $54 million annually
Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N.
Some 6 million people in South Sudan, half its population, do not know where their next meal will come from
Use "weapons of love" to fight evil of terrorism, pope says on Easter
Francis expresses hope recent talks could resolve Syria conflict in order to end "sad wake of destruction, death, contempt for humanitarian law..."
Sudanese forces silence female activists with violence, rape-rights group
Many female activists have been forced to abandon their work or flee the country says Human Rights Watch
Asia most exposed to disaster risk but Africa likely to suffer more
Least able to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters: South Sudan, Burundi and Eritrea
INTERVIEW-West Africa vulnerable to new major Ebola outbreak as vigilance fades
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have all suffered flare-ups recently
FACTBOX - Key facts about Ebola epidemic two years after it was first declared
West Africa is still experiencing small flare-ups, the most recent in Guinea