The terrible state in which displaced South Sudanese are living

Families that were displaced in South Sudan's continued fighting are sheltered in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Site that house over 30,000 displaced people in Wau.

United Nations suspends aids to tense north-eastern Nigeria

The United Nations has temporarily halted humanitarian assistance missions in north-eastern Nigeria’s uneasy Borno state after an attack on a convoy belonging to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

UN condemns 'barbaric' Boko Haram violence in Nigeria

The United Nations has accused the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram of "almost unimaginable" violence and brutality in Nigeria.

United Nations creates education fund for refugee children

Former British Prime Minster Gordon Brown on Monday announced the creation of the United Nations' first humanitarian fund for the education of refugee children.