Culture
Ukraine wants UNESCO to protect Odessa
Russian forces have advanced several tens of kilometers from the city - Ukraine's government will ask the UN cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odessa to the list…
The United Nations is the global intergovernmental organization tasked with international cooperation and establishing peace. The European Times provides in-depth, accurate coverage of UN programs, peacekeeping, human rights issues, security council meetings, general assembly votes, and secretary general actions. Their unbiased reporting sheds light on this complex organization’s inner workings and impact on world affairs.
United Nations
News
Inspectors from UNODC provide critical support for over one million tonnes of grain shipments from Ukraine in August
The Black Sea Grain Initiative was implemented by the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Centre and led by the UN Office on Humanitarian Affairs
Europe
Ukraine: UN atomic energy experts head to Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant
A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have…
Editor's choice
Ukraine: More than one million tonnes of grain exported under Black Sea Grain Initiative
Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, have surpassed one million metric tonnes, the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative,…
Europe
Ukraine: Top UN aid official appeals for access across frontline
The UN's top aid official in the country issued an urgent appeal for access across frontline for guarantees from Russia and affiliated forces, to allow humanitarians to deliver “absolutely necessary”…
Europe
Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population
Almost a third of those displaced by the conflict come from the region around the country’s second largest city of Kharkiv, in the east. To bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced…
Europe
Ukraine: UN agencies deliver food, health and other support amid fighting
Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, called for greater efforts to spare and protect civilians. The Mission has been in the country since 2014,…
Europe
Ukraine: Urgent agreement needed to end fighting around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Agreement is urgently needed to reestablish the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine as purely civilian infrastructure and prevent a potentially “catastrophic” disaster amid the ongoing conflict, UN political…
News
Baking: a possible pathway out of drug use for women in Kerman, Iran
With an estimated 2.8 million people suffering from a drug use problem, Iran also has one of the world’s highest prevalence of opiate use among its population.
Europe
A light in the darkness for Ukrainians under fire
The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of letting up, but the UN continues to bring humanitarian supplies to the country, including solar lamps, which bring some respite from…