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Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation's political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the “direst” displacement crises in the world, the UN and European Union said on Wednesday, ahead of a solidarity conference next week.

After nearly two weeks of fighting in northeast Syria, the UN’s humanitarian wing has estimated that around 180,000 have been forced to leave their homes or shelters, including 80,000 children, all in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.

A landmark UN migration study published on Monday shows that 93 per cent of Africans making the journey to European countries along irregular routes, would do it again, despite facing often life-threatening danger.

Millions of children living in areas affected by conflict and disaster are at risk because of substantial shortages in funding for lifesaving humanitarian programmes, UNICEF said on Oct 22, 2019.

Organized by International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), the 40th Congress of FIDH will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, during 21-25 October 2019. Founded in 1922, FIDH is the first international human rights NGO headquartered in Paris consisting of 184 organizations from 112 countries to defend all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. TAHR is founded on the International Human Rights Day, 1984, committed to securing and protecting human rights from all forms of violation.

Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief addresses the UN General Assembly

“As violence continues today in the town of Ras Al-Ain, the A’llouk water station in the town has now been out of service for more than one week. The station, situated near the fighting, provides water supply for nearly 400,000 people, including many children.

The Pul-e-Kheshti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The fourth Democratic presidential candidate debates took place Tuesday in Ohio. The candidates answered questions on a range of issues, including the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, the developments in the Syrian conflict, and the U.S. economy.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring Turkey to stop its offensive in northern Syria with calls for a cease-fire and sanctions against Turkish officials, as he plans to send a delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence to Ankara for talks to resolve the situation.