Humanitarians arrange multi-day prisoner swap in Yemen's long war
The deal brokered by U.N. and Red Cross officials between Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels is the first major prisoner swap in almost three years.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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WHO chief calls 3-year pandemic 'a chaotic patchwork of responses'
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IFRC finds climate aid not reaching most in need
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U.N. mission to probe suspected human rights abuses in Venezuela
The Human Rights Council created a mission to investigate cases in the beleaguered country from the past five years.
U.N. calls for peace and justice in Yemen after airstrikes hit compound
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Swiss remind U.S. under Trump that the 'world needs multilateralism'
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U.N. health agency declines emergency status for Ebola in Congo
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IPU decries hold on Venezuelan lawmakers prevented from travel
The Inter-Parliamentary Union said members of Venezuela's parliament were barred from leaving the country.
IFRC gains entry to scale up aid efforts as Venezuelan crisis deepens
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Climate-linked extreme weather blamed for rising impacts globally
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