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These companies have pledged more than $650m to support over 6.3 million refugees across 20 countries.

Russia has invaded a sovereign state, shot down an airliner, bombed hospitals and then lied about all of it.

Home Office estimates there were 10,000 to 13,000 potential victims of modern slavery in the UK in 2013.

The UN's 193 member states are aiming to organise a coordinated response to the refugee crisis.

Protest has backing of charities including the International Rescue Committee.

The US will be to blame if the truce fails, according to Russian generals.

The decline in maternal deaths is still way below the 75% target set by the United Nations in 2000.

The World body's secretary general also expresses frustration over how the UN operates.

However a truce has largely held as aid preparations got cautiously under way.

North Korea is prone to natural disasters, particularly floods, due to deforestation.

Unesco head also told Chatham House think tank education must be part of UN humanitarian efforts.

The UN insists it has to work with the Syrian regime to help as many people as it can.

Duterte made the comments on National Heroes Day on 29 August, In the face of United Nations' criticism.

Campaign to Elect a Woman Secretary General says secrecy and chauvinism beset ballot for top UN post.

Vote is a blow to the international community's efforts to purge Islamic State from country.

President Duterte said the Philippines could leave the UN over its criticism of his drug war.

The president's comments were in response to the UN's remarks over human rights violations.

Research indicates UN troops from Nepal could have spread the disease that killed close to 30,000 people.

Witnesses to the attack allege UN peacekeepers failed to provide aid and protection to victims.

The embassy is disputing a report that claims it did nothing as foreigners and locals were attacked.

Outgoing UN Secretary-General says it is 'high time' a woman took over the role of world's top diplomat.

Witnesses and Human Rights Watch NGO say not enough was done to protect locals.

Former US president Harry Truman said diplomat was on the verge of 'getting something done when they killed him.'

Photo of couple went viral but leader determined to stamp out trade. 770 people killed in police operations.

More than nine million people across the Lake Chad Basin are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urged Arab League nations to help prepare a legal case against the UK.

Passporting allows banks in EU member nations to offer their services to clients across the bloc.

The former Portuguese PM was ahead of Danilo Turk of Slovenia and Irina Bokova of Bulgaria.

Johnson's UN trip to New York comes after a grilling from US media in London regarding his 'outright lies'.

The Unesco head tells IBTimes UK what she would bring to the position of world's top diplomat.