Lack of clean water poses extra threat to millions facing famine: UN
"The combination of malnutrition, dirty water and poor sanitation sets off a vicious cycle from which many children never recover"
Four of six aid workers killed in South Sudan were Kenyans - statement
At least 79 aid workers have been killed since December 2013
South Sudan rebels say raid jail, capture town on Ugandan border
Account dismissed on as "ridiculous and unfounded" by the government
South Sudan rebels blame government for killlings of aid workers
Attack condemned as "heinous murder" by UN
Six aid workers killed in an ambush in South Sudan, U.N. says
"I am appalled and outraged by the heinous murder yesterday of six courageous humanitarians in South Sudan," the U.N. coordinator for South Sudan said
U.S. warns South Sudan govt against "deliberate starvation tactics"
"The famine is not a result of drought, it is the result of leaders more interested in political power and personal gain than in stopping violence and allowing humanitarian access."
Violence, corruption threaten Afghan progress in getting kids to school
More than 3.5 million children, one in three Afghan kids, will miss school at the start of the school year and the number is predicted to rise
World has just months to stop starvation in Yemen, Somalia - Red Cross
More than 20 million people are facing famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria.
U.S. opts out of Americas' human rights meetings, citing legal issues
"Refusing to engage with the commission is an isolationist policy that mirrors the behavior of authoritarian regimes"