In an unprecedented move, the African Union called on Congo’s government to suspend proclamation of the final results of the country’s Dec. 30 election, stating that it had “serious doubts” about their veracity.
"We can prevent crises before they start, and we can help to protect people when they are endangered." Sam Worthington.
Decades of war left almost half the population with post-traumatic stress symptoms and little mental health care.
Government implemented price-hikes on fuel cause mass protests in the Zimbabwe. Security Forces begin their biggest crackdown against public unrest.
Thousands of Hondurans wait on Mexico's border, hoping to find respite from poverty and political violence.
Despite appalling conditions in Lebanese camps, most refugees say it is unsafe to go home.
As a new round of peace talks between armed groups and the government of Central African Republic is scheduled to begin this week, the UN’s top humanitarian official in CAR warns that continued violence could push the country closer to famine.
For three days last week, thousands of Guatemalans blocked roads and major highways to protest the Central American country's slide toward a constitutional crisis. The protest organizers included groups that have long demanded justice: indigenous communities and campesinos, as rural and farm workers are called.
The World Health Organization has taken aim at the myth that migrants and refugees bring diseases to the countries they arrive in, with its first report on migrant and refugee health in the European region. In the report, the WHO dispels the falsehood that irregular migrants and refugees spread sickness among host communities.
In Myanmar, international development continues in former conflict areas while more than 100,000 refugees and IDPs remain without a home. Steve Sandford looks at the challenges in one community in Karen state, where Chinese companies are building a resort town.
