U.N. health agency declines emergency status for Ebola in Congo
After an emergency meeting, WHO’s director said he accepted a panel's recommendation to skip an emergency declaration.
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After an emergency meeting, WHO’s director said he accepted a panel's recommendation to skip an emergency declaration.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union said members of Venezuela's parliament were barred from leaving the country.
Venezuelans who cannot flee are in the grips of a humanitarian crisis from lack of food and basic services.
Flooding, the worst of the impacts globally, continued to affect the largest number of people, more than 35 million.
The U.N.'s top humanitarian official paid a rare visit to North Korea, meeting aid providers and some who need help.
A summit with the U.S. could expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.
By the start of 2018, the governments of 92% of the U.N.'s 193 member nations belonged to the Twitterverse.