INTERVIEW-World's children paying price for political rifts
Traumatised children will seek revenge rather than reconciliation if we don't help them deal with the horrors of war - UNICEF chief
Organised crime and conflict: The new challenge for peacebuilding
War, characterised by formal peace deals, is being replaced by insecurity caused by crime
U.N. Syria envoy pitches Aleppo truce plan to rebels in Turkey
The United Nations peace envoy hopes to allow aid into rebel districts of once Syria's second-most-populous city
Syrian refugees in Lebanon stranded by UN food aid cut
Electronic vouchers that allow 1.7 million Syrian refugees to buy food in stores were not topped up for December
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
"Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality," the UNICEF Executive Director has said
A bus blocks a road amid damage on the Salah Al-Din neighbourhood frontline in Aleppo December 6, 2014
A bus blocks a road amid damage on the Salah Al-Din neighbourhood frontline in Aleppo December 6, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo
Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State's success
An Afghan student cell points to Islamic State's ideology taking root
Rich countries urged to take 5 percent of Syrian refugees
Call comes ahead of major conference on Syrian refugee exodus which has left neighbouring countries struggling to cope
Gunmen open fire on refugee camp in Lebanon, two wounded
Resentment against Syrian refugees has grown amid accusations that the displaced population is hiding militants in tented settlements