Iraq needs $1.56 bln in 2016 for humanitarian response to Islamic State
Baghdad, strapped for cash amid a plunge in oil prices, will manage to fund less than 43 percent of those needs in 2016
Russia opposes South Sudan arms embargo, sanctions on leaders
The conflict in South Sudan has torn apart the world's youngest country, displacing 2.3 million people
A third of world population lives in nations without freedoms - rights group
Syria, Tibet and Somalia ranked worst in 2015 which marked decade of decline in global freedom, says Freedom House
INTERVIEW-Goal of energy for all must be met ahead of 2030 deadline - CEO
Expanding clean, modern energy is vital both to improve lives and curb climate change, says Rachel Kyte
EXCLUSIVE: South Sudan needs arms embargo; leaders killing civilians - U.N. panel
Violations by warring parties include extrajudicial killings, torture, rape, abductions, recruitment of children and forced displacement
EXCLUSIVE: South Sudan needs arms embargo; leaders killing civilians - U.N. panel
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar qualify to be sanctioned over atrocities committed in civil war - report
INTERVIEW - United Nations must act to end sex abuse 'cover-ups': whistleblower
Many have experienced reprisals, even dismissals, after witnessing sexual exploitation and abuse within the U.N.
Sudanese refugee who walked Channel Tunnel to face trial
Abdul Haroun was granted asylum in the UK, but some argue it encourages other migrants to risk the walk
Sudanese refugee who walked through Channel Tunnel to face UK trial
Sudanese man has been granted asylum by Britain, but faces trial for obstructing a railway