Ethiopia tops list of newly uprooted people in latest global assessment
New ethnic clashes in the south of the country and violence along a border region displaced more than 1 million people.
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Modern slavery traps 40.3 million people around the world
The report found the highest concentration of modern slavery in North Korea — and bigger numbers than previously reported in Australia, Europe and the United States.
Food and fish waste challenge import-dependent poorer nations
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, FAO said, and 35% of what's caught never makes it one someone's plate.
Trump administration abandons the U.N.'s top human rights body
The U.S. president, complaining of bias against Israel, said America's participation will be reduced to observer status.
Record 68.5 million people globally forced to flee their homes in 2017
In a world of 7.6 billion people, 44,500 people a day — one person every two seconds — are displaced, the U.N. said.
Refugee crises around the world push nations' limits of capacity
Lagging financial help for displaced people has raised concerns that it could destabilize neighbors and regions.