St. Patrick’s Pontifical University has conferred an honorary doctorate to Sister Orla Treacy, whose work in South Sudan has ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 September 2016 UNHCR, the UN ...

After the worst rains in living memory inundated her fields, South Sudan farmer Alexandra Karama is, like hundreds of thousands of her compatriots, staring hunger in the face.

UNION COUNTY, SC — A 21-year-old man, Zaedan Mack Hill, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Kiran Patel, a 49-year-old woman, who was killed during a robbery at her gas station store on ...

It has taken over 20 years, and the ICC is under intense pressure, but this week’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali ...

A midwife describes assisting a growing number of women experiencing sexual violence at the hands of militias in the North ...

Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee are the final candidates to head the World Trade Organization, ensuring the watchdog will have the ...

A midwife with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in the North Darfur region of Sudan has described assisting a growing number of women experiencing sexual violence at the hands of militias. Speaking to ...

The United Nations' food aid agency warns that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries. Nearly 14 million people could face emergency levels of hunger. The World ...

Suttle, a trailblazer in South African television, received an award at the Africa International Hair & Beauty Fair for her ...

Smriti Mandhana has become the highest run-getter in women's ODIs in a single calendar year, surpassing Belinda Clark's ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 3 February 2012 UNHCR is alarmed by ...