UNITED NATIONS

As "brutal and extended" conflicts across the globe continue to take their toll, over 87 million people across 37 countries are in urgent need of aid, the United Nations said.

Emissions and rising temperatures are already having a devastating impact on the continent, where nations lack resources to confront the impacts of climate change.

A Rwandan official called on the United Nations to stop journalists from interviewing those convicted in relation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Both sides in Sri Lanka's long-running war have been accused of committing gross human rights violations.

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an optimistic speech Tuesday at the Paris climate talks before leaving France.

HIV has been declining globally and the U.N. wants to eradicate the epidemic by 2030.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the Paris climate change talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday.

Under the new plan, China will consolidate all the branches of its military under one central command.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to defend her open-arms policy, while Poland requests a review of the EU's quota plan in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

About 20 heads of state met Saturday to discuss a resolution to begin negotiations between Syrian President Bashar Assad's administration and opposition groups.

Domestic pressure has continued to build over Germany's open-arms refugee policy as the country expects 1 million refugees to cross its borders by the end of the year.

Ahead of the G20 meeting in Turkey, Germany's leader defended the policy as criticism mounted from members of her own party.

The government will honor its commitment despite challenges in transporting, processing and housing the arrivals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The U.S. is one of the only countries doing worse than it was 25 years ago, with maternal mortality rates rising to 14 deaths per 100,000 live births from 12, the United Nations said.

As temperatures drop, Sweden has said it is running out of room to shelter refugees and is telling people to consider going back to Denmark.

In a new report, the United Nations Refugee Agency urged countries to act immediately to end statelessness before the problem is "set in stone."

A video shows an Israeli jeep running over a fleeing protester in the West Bank.

A U.S. official says Mexico must show results on its human rights abuse cases, such as last year's disappearance of 43 students.

“Thanks to a little orange box, kids truly believe they can make the world a better place,” the UNICEF site says.

"How much more evidence do you need of failure of compliance before you act?" an organizer said, blocks away from U.N. headquarters.

Japan banned child sexual abuse imagery in June 2014, but excluded manga comics.