UN's Zeid toughens warning of "genocide" in Myanmar
Zeid has already called the campaign "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing"
FACTBOX-South Sudan: the world's youngest country torn by conflict
About 4 million South Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes
Broke South Sudan hike fees, blocks aid despite appeal for cash
S. Sudan needs $1.7 billion in aid next year to help 6 mln people -- half its population -- cope with the effects of war, hunger and economic decline
South Sudan needs $1.7 bln humanitarian aid in 2018
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/:South Sudan needs $1.7 bln humanitarian aid in 2018
Death toll from fighting in S.Sudan's Great Lakes rises to 170
Violence prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in the region and surrounding areas on Monday
In war-torn South Sudan, one town nurtures a small-scale peace
While the rest of the country is divided, Ganyiel, sheltered by marshes, has grown as an ethnically mixed town that could serve as a model for nurturing pockets of peace elsewhere
Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya, UN says
Top UN rights official says none of the 626,000 Rohingya who have fled violence since August should be repatriated to Myanmar without robust monitoring on the ground.
Iraq child marriage bill draws U.N. ire
Bill could allow marriage of children as young as 9 or at puberty in some religious sects
Solar energy is saving lives in Libya's hospitals
After years of conflict, much of Libya’s basic infrastructure has broken down
War drives record $22.5 bln aid appeal in 2018
Needs are rising substantially in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Somalia and Sudan