UN urges countries to ban female genital mutilation
The World Health Organization estimates that about 140 million girls and women have undergone FGM
Thousands fleeing S.Sudan clashes seek U.N. refuge
Since the independence, the government has struggled to assert control over the impoverished country that is awash with arms after decades of civil war, rebellions and tribal clashes
UN warns Kenya about stigmatising refugees over blasts
Tension has risen in parts of Nairobi since Kenya ordered some 100,000 refugees to report to two huge camps, and the UN has warned against stigmatising refugees and asylum seekers