U.N. seeks $1.3 billion in humanitarian funding for South Sudan
More than 680,000 children below the age of five are believed to be acutely malnourished
About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq - U.N. report
Those being held are predominantly women and children from Yezidi community
About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq - U.N.
Those being held are predominantly women and children from Yezidi community
Danger ahead: migration, climate top risks for Davos leaders
Experts say we live in an increasingly dangerous world, with political, economic and environmental threats piling up
One in four children in conflict zones "risk losing their future" - UNICEF
South Sudan has the largest proportion of children out of school, followed by Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan
INTERVIEW-Refugees, warmongers and bloodshed targeted in first global aid summit
Aid workers demand warring parties abide by humanitarian laws that protect civilians and allow aid to reach them
WHO calls for access to Yemen's "virtually besieged" city
Trucks carrying oxygen, medicines and medical supplies have not been able to enter Taiz since mid-December
Iraqi Sunni mosques attacked in apparent retaliation for Saudi execution
SAUDI-IRAN/IRAQ-VIOLENCE (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Iraqi Sunni mosques attacked in apparent retaliation for Saudi execution
Weather, war threaten to leave millions more hungry in 2016 - aid agencies
Ethiopia, Haiti, Papua New Guinea and Yemen give fresh cause for concern