More polio cases in Syria to be confirmed this week - WHO
Opposition-run Assistance Coordination Unit, which oversees humanitarian relief in Syria, said in a report that there are now 58 cases of acute flaccid paralysis, a symptom of diseases including polio
Women at risk as Brunei introduces stoning
It's a scandal that in 2013 women still risk death by stoning in 15 countries. Incredibly, that number is now set to rise.
Tales From The Field: Tension And Fear On CAR's Humanitarian Front Line
More than a million people risk going hungry in the Central African Republic (CAR) after months of conflict. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground, and WFP and its partners since the beginning of the year have been providing emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people, including refugees, displaced persons, malnourished women and children. With armed gangs roaming large swathes of the country, getting assistance to those who need it most is a challenge, as Augustine Fredericks can attest.
A child supporter of Jamaat-e-Islami, wearing a headband, yawns during a protest in Karachi
A child supporter of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), wearing a headband, yawns during a protest in Karachi November 24, 2013. Some hundreds of JI and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters on Sunday demonstrated against U.S. drone strikes and NATO supply lines. The headband reads in Arabic, "God is great". REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party listen to their leaders speak during a protest in Karachi
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party of former cricket star Imran Khan, listen to their leaders speak during a protest in Karachi November 24, 2013. Some hundreds of JI and PTI supporters on Sunday demonstrated against U.S. drone strikes and NATO supply lines. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party chant slogans during a protest in Karachi
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party of former cricket star Imran Khan, chant slogans during a protest in Karachi November 24, 2013. Some hundreds of JI and PTI supporters on Sunday, demonstrated against U.S. drone strikes and NATO supply lines. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Policemen march on the road as supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party participate in a protest in Karachi
Policemen march on the road as supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party of former cricket star Imran Khan, participate in a protest against NATO supply lines in Karachi November 24, 2013. Some hundreds of supporters of JI and PTI staged a protest rally on Sunday against U.S. drone strikes, and against NATO supply lines. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)