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UN rights experts raise alarm over Russia’s ‘choking’ media clampdown at home
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UN rights experts raise alarm over Russia’s ‘choking’ media clampdown at home

The recent adoption by Russia of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the Government to gag and blindfold the media and the entire population

4 April 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
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Ukraine: UN Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv.

4 April 2022 · 3 min read

First Person: ‘I fear I will never see my husband again’
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First Person: ‘I fear I will never see my husband again’

Nataliia Vladimirova fled her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the Russian invasion, on 24 February, with her four-year-old daughter Oleksandra and mother-in-law. They are amongst the…

1 April 2022 · 4 min read

Ukraine: Second UN convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access thwarted
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Ukraine: Second UN convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access thwarted

UN humanitarian agencies and partners on the ground in Ukraine, were able to reach the town of Sumy, in the country’s northeast on Thursday, but access to the besieged and…

31 March 2022 · 6 min read

Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet
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Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet

Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle…

31 March 2022 · 4 min read

Ukraine: UNESCO’s response to children’s education needs
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Ukraine: UNESCO’s response to children’s education needs

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million people have fled the country - two million of them, are children. As the UN agency mandated to…

31 March 2022 · 7 min read

‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
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‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages

At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the conflict “shows no signs…

30 March 2022 · 3 min read

World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine
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World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine

With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with…

29 March 2022 · 5 min read

BIC New York: Forum highlights women’s critical role in climate action | BWNS
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New York: Forum highlights women’s critical role in climate action

The BIC brought together member state representatives, UN agencies, and civil society to explore how women are uniquely situated to lead responses to the climate crisis.

26 March 2022 · 4 min read

Ukraine: General Assembly passes resolution demanding aid access, by large majority
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Ukraine: General Assembly passes resolution demanding aid access, by large majority

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded civilian protection and humanitarian access in Ukraine on Thursday, while also criticizing Russia for creating a “dire” humanitarian situation resulting from its invasion exactly…

25 March 2022 · 3 min read