A severe fuel shortage is leaving millions of Cubans without reliable electricity, transportation and essential services.

As the Ebola outbreak circulates throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda’s tourism industry has taken a critical hit.

South Korea's $240 billion matchmaking campaign aims to reverse the world's lowest birth rate.

Brain stunting, a detrimental cognitive effect of early childhood malnutrition, threatens to preserve economic inequality and injustice in the Philippines.

A fast-moving outbreak in Central Africa is a reminder that Ebola is contained by trust and resources, not luck.

Smoking remains a serious health issue in the Pacific Islands region, with most nations having higher rates of cigarette smoking than the global average.

Sudan is facing what the U.N. has called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis as a result of its ongoing civil war. 

A United Nations agency warns that malnutrition in Gaza risks the loss of an entire generation, highlighting the threat it poses to women’s healthcare.

Hong Kong's reputation as one of the most expensive housing markets in the world has led to more than 200,000 people living in cage homes, bedspace apartments likened to coffins for the living.

Food insecurity and the authoritarian regime in Chad have denied many individuals and communities access to fundamental human rights.