UN aid chief backs stepping up sanctions on South Sudan
"I think measures which bear more directly on the economic and other interests of the people in control of the military formations and the men with guns is an important space to look at"
Lack of hope in South Sudan camps drives youth into gang crime
"They are addicted to alcohol, crime and all those things. One day, they are going to be robbers (and) they may take power"
INTERVIEW-Aid effort for South Sudan refugees critically short of money - UN
Efforts to assist millions of people fleeing Africa's biggest refugee crisis face a critical funding shortfall of nearly $800 million
War leaves one in four girls in South Sudan suicidal - report
"These girls have endured some of the most horrendous hardships imaginable"
Five people dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone
Yemen declared a state of emergency on Thursday for Socotra
U.N. denunciation of starvation as war weapon needs tough enforcement - experts
In Yemen, years of conflict have left roughly a quarter of its 28 million people severely short of food and at risk of starvation.
South Sudan peace talks end without deal -mediators
South Sudan plunged into war in December 2013, barely two years after independence from Sudan
Oxfam boss hit by Haiti scandal to stand down
Oxfam launched investigations into nearly 30 cases of misconduct reported after the Haiti scandal broke in February
'Vicious cycle' as conflict uproots millions in Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo was the worst-hit country in Africa, with almost 2.2 million people forced from home last year
Getting to the heart of the global displacement crisis
Until preventing and resolving displacement is included in national and global priorities, the figures will continue to rise each year