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CHINA'S NAVY UNVEILS ONE OF ITS MYSTERIOUS SPECIAL FORCES
A recent report by China Central Television unveiled a mysterious force of the People's Liberation Army Navy PLAN ... READ MORE›
SOMALI REFUGEES IN ETHIOPIA FACE RATION CUTS AS AID SUPPLIES DWINDLE
Somali refugees in Ethiopia face ration cuts before March, World Food Program appeals for 27m in aid... READ MORE›
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110 DEAD FROM HUNGER IN PAST 48 HOURS OF DROUGHT
The drought is the first crisis for Somalias newly elected Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed... READ MORE›
HASSAN ALI KHAIRE: HUNGER, DISEASE KILL 110 IN TWO DAYS
The UN humanitarian appeal for 2017 for Somalia is 864m, to provide assistance to 3.9 million people... READ MORE›
DROUGHT AND WAR HEIGHTEN THREAT OF NOT JUST 1 FAMINE, BUT 4
We underestimated the role of water and its contribution to mortality in the last famine, said Ann Thomas, a water, sanitation and hygiene specialist for Unicef... READ MORE›
CELEBRITY SOCIAL MEDIA PUSH TO HELP SOMALIA GOES VIRAL
Twenty million people in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria currently face starvation and famine, according to the UN... READ MORE›
AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST
The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | THE WORLD IS IGNORING AN 'UNPRECEDENTED' STARVATION CRISIS
UN warns 20 million people are facing famine in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia Yemen..... READ MORE›
40 PERCENT OF SOMALIS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT
Many are returning to south-central Somalia, the nation's breadbasket, where poor rainfall has reduced cereal production to half the long-term average, the UN said... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH FOREIGN AID COMES AS FAMINE THREAT IS SURGING
Last year, the United States contributed 6.4 billion in humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations, more than a quarter of global funding... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | IN SOMALIA, A DROUGHT KILLED 110 PEOPLE IN JUST 48 HOURS
In Somalia a drought killed 110 people in just 48 hours... READ MORE›
WHY 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON BRINK OF FAMINE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY
UNITED NATIONS -- In a world filled with excess food, 20 million people are on the brink of famine, including 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death... READ MORE›
UN CHIEF: WORLD MUST ACT TO AVERT FAMINE IN SOMALIA
The World Health Organization WHO has warned there are just two months left to avert what would be Somalia's third famine in 25 years... READ MORE›
AS SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS WORSENS THERE IS NO MORE COUNTRY
MALAKAL South Sudan In places where the fighting is fiercest no one is even attempting to count the dead... READ MORE›
THE U.N. ASKED FOR BILLIONS TO AVERT FOUR HUNGER CRISES. THE MONEY DIDN'T ARRIVE.
In South Sudan, the United Nations says that 2,800 people are fleeing worsening violence and looming famine every day... READ MORE›
AT UN POPE ISSUES SWEEPING CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
Standing before the General Assembly in his first speech here Francis endorsed United Nations efforts to reach a global compact to fight poverty and climate change... READ MORE›
ANTONIO GUTERRES RAISES ALARM AS HUNGER CRISIS WORSENS
UN chief raises alarm during visit to drought-hit Somalia where half the population is battling hunger and disease... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TROOPS 'FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ASSAD'S ARMY AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS'
An unnamed activist with the Syrian rebel group the Free Syrian Army told The Times The Russians have been there a long time... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES
In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE›
CHAMPIONING ENVIRONMENT FRANCIS TAKES AIM AT GLOBAL CAPITALISM
Francis' embrace of the issue of climate change, and his broader critique of global capitalism, stem from his signature economic concern eradicating poverty... READ MORE›
DROUGHT TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL IN ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopian government has set aside nearly ?130m to deal with the crisis but the UN says a further ?330m is needed... READ MORE›
READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH
Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE›
SOMALI PIRATES JUST HIJACKED A COMMERCIAL SHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS
In 2010 and 2011, groups of armed Somali men were hijacking merchant vessels off Somalia's coast at an almost daily pace... READ MORE›
HIJACKED SHIP'S CREW RESCUED FROM PIRATES NEAR SOMALIA
The ship was hijacked off Yemen by Somali pirates on Saturday but those on board are now safe... READ MORE›
GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS
In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE›
UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS
We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE›
PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›
U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX
As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE›
REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE PROMPTS WESTERN ENGAGEMENT IN SYRIA
To aid refugees fleeing the Central African Republic, for instance, he has to dip into a pot of United Nations money not earmarked for specific crises... READ MORE›
MY MEETING WITH A FORGOTTEN TERRORIST IN SOMALIA
Once an Al Shabab leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys now lives in legal limbo, a case study in Somalia's stumbling search for stability... READ MORE›
CONCERN FOR MISSING BOXING PROMOTER
Mr. Berjawi and Mr. Sakr, also from northwest London, tried again several months later and succeeded... READ MORE›
UN ADOPTS AMBITIOUS GLOBAL GOALS AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
The new goals follow and expand on an earlier list, the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2000... READ MORE›