Funding cuts, insurgency hamper Afghan goal to clear mines by 2023
"The longer these minefields last, the higher the human cost"
A civilian removes the rubble in front of a damaged shop after an airstrike in the rebel held al-Saleheen neighborhood of Aleppo
A civilian removes the rubble in front of a damaged shop after an airstrike in the rebel held al-Saleheen neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Harrowing video shows dazed, bloodied boy pulled from Aleppo rubble
Video of children being pulled from rubble in Aleppo has caused upset and condemnation over Syria's five-year war
The World Humanitarian Day mockery
Aid workers' efforts are wasted without real political leadership to resolve conflicts and share global responsibility for hosting people fleeing conflict
UN Syria envoy bemoans lack of aid deliveries, seeks Aleppo truce
"I insist, on behalf of the (U.N.) Secretary General: to have a 48-hour pause in Aleppo, to start with"
SPECIAL REPORT - Enslaved in Libya: One woman's extraordinary escape from Islamic State
"We were certain that they were taking us to our deaths," she said. But her captors had another end in mind.
Syrian refugees in discarded holiday homes dream of anything but Greece
"I expected Europe to help solve the crisis. Not shut down borders"
Naming the nameless: experts struggle to identify drowned migrants
There is no protocol between countries to share details of migrants who died at sea
U.N. chief warns of unprecedented 'catastrophe' in Syria's Aleppo
Fighting for control of Aleppo has intensified in recent weeks causing hundreds of deaths
Tripods and a projector are pictured inside an ancient Hammam that was used by Islamic State militants as a media centre in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate
Tripods and a projector are pictured inside an ancient Hammam that was used by Islamic State militants as a media centre in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said