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Children were at school when the flooding occurred in Borborcombor, In Kroo Bay, Sierra Leone where UNICEF is providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, including handwashing and toilet facilities, soap, detergent and cleaning materials.

People newly arrived in Cox’s Bazar from Myanmar queue up to receive an emergency ration of high-energy biscuits.

After talks with top officials and people left destitute by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley hailed the massive and joint push by Nigerian authorities and humanitari-an workers to save lives, but warned the momentum must continue in the face of a complex and challenging emergency on Sep 06.

The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Ertugrul Apakan, called on the sides involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine to respect the freedom of movement of the OSCE SMM monitors, on September 6.

The Trump administration has announced a phasing out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Here is what it means for the young people who have been working and attending school under DACA.

Secretary-General António Guterres.

The Japanese government has contributed US$1.1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) food assistance to some 61,000 food insecure children in Lesotho.

Speaking at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region, the heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen people’s resilience to drought and the impacts of climate shocks.

China has attacked U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to halt trade with any country doing business with North Korea after its latest nuclear test, saying it endangered vast trade relations between Washington and Beijing.