Senior UN official visits North Korea in fresh push to curb crisis
Political chief Jeffrey Feltman's visit follows Pyongyang's test of most powerful missile yet
Outgoing UN aid chief calls for action to end Syria’s civil war
Of Syria’s roughly 23 million people, some 12.2 million are in need of humanitarian aid
Nepal: Man (101) rescued seven days after earthquake
Country forced to shut only international airport to large jets because they are damaging runway
UN aid chief and Angelina Jolie urge action on Syria
Valerie Amos appeals for sanctions while actress speaks on behalf of refugees
UN seeks $16.4bn to address crises in 2015
Number of people affected by conflict reaches ‘record levels’ for post-World War II era
Ten children among dead in Syria bombings
Second blast takes place as parents search for children in street littered with body parts
UN chief demands Security Council action on Syria
Ban Ki-moon reports that none of warring parties is adhering to demands for aid access
Russia accuses US of using Syrian talks to effect ‘regime change’
Moscow unhappy with John Kerry’s claim that forming transitional authority was sole purpose of peace talks
Homs ceasefire in Syria not ‘progress’, says UN official
Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi warns peace talks in Geneva are close to collapse
More than 600 civilians evacuated from Homs
Syrian delegation arrives in Geneva for second round of talks with opposition
Six hundred flee besieged Syrian city of Homs in aid convoy
Evacuees, mainly women, children and old men, brought out by UN and Syrian Red Crescent
South Sudan rebels forcing civilians to march, says army
Fighting underscores mediators’ challenge in nudging rival leaders towards negotiating table
28 children among dozens killed in Syrian military raids on rebel districts
Civilian onslaught coincides with UN appeal for $6.5bn to help 16 million people
‘Outstanding’ society delivering aid in Syria
Syrian Arab Red Crescent is taking its polio campaign into all areas
UN announces January date for Syria peace talks
International peace conference will aim to bring end country’s civil war
Aid choppers mobbed as typhoon relief effort spreads
Number of citizens displaced in Philippines estimated to be at least 4 million
Aid begins to move as Philippine typhoon death toll jumps
Officials in Tacloban estimate 4,000 have died as bodies are placed in mass graves
US aircraft carrier boosts relief efforts in Philippines
President accused of ‘downplaying casualties’ as 22,000 believed still missing
Syrian peace conference delayed, says Brahimi
9.3 million Syrians need help to survive, Valerie Amos tells UN Security Council
UN calls on Syrian factions to facilitate food and medical assistance to civilians
Dire socio-economic conditions highlighted by UN report
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