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General Assembly resolution demands end to Russian offensive in Ukraine

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The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. 
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Push for ‘more caring, thoughtful’ relationship with nature: UN chief

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Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.
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Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries

Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance.
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Concern for women and children caught up in Ukraine conflict

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The intensification of the Russian offensive in Ukraine is having devastating consequences on women and children, senior UN officials have reported. 
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Clampdowns in Russia signal ‘a State that fears the power of human rights’ – Guterres 

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The scheduled work of the UN Human Rights Council was halted temporarily on Monday as Member States were called to vote on a request from Ukraine to hold an urgent debate on the matter and to condemn Russia’s military operation.  
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General Assembly holds emergency special session on Ukraine crisis

As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UN Member States met on Monday for a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the crisis.  
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UNODC Youth Forum: Bringing together young leaders committed to making the world a better place

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© UNODC Vienna (Austria), 28 February 2022 – “Our voices are strong, and we must be heard in the present and remain impactful in the future.” This call to action by participants of the UNODC...
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IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’

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UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming,  
Europe

Security Council sets up UN General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis

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Security Council vote sets up emergency UN General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia’s...
Europe

UN to launch appeal to fund humanitarian operations in Ukraine

Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that the UN will launch an appeal to fund its humanitarian operations in Ukraine, amid reports on Saturday of casualties and people fleeing their homes to seek safety as Russian military operations in the country intensify.
Europe

Three million Ukrainians already in need – with future repercussions ‘spooling out’ before our eyes

Even before the recent events that “convulsed the world” last week, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator reminded that an eight-year-long conflict in Eastern Ukraine had already level three million people in need of humanitarian assistance “on both sides of the contact line”.
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Russia blocks Security Council action on Ukraine

While 11 of the Council’s 15 members voted in favour of the text, China India, and the United Arab Emirates abstained. A ‘no’ vote from any one of the five permanent members of the Council...
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Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital

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Amid reported deadly missile attacks from Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000...
Europe

France violated rights of French children detained in Syrian camps

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France has violated the rights of French children detained for years in camps in northeast Syria by failing to repatriate them, the UN Child Rights Committee said in findings issued on Thursday. 
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Ukraine Crisis: Protecting civilians must ‘Priority Number One’

Russian military operations inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine “on a scale that Europe has not seen in decades, conflict directly with the United Nations Charter,” Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists on Thursday. Secretary-General António...
Europe

Ukraine: Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences  

Amid reports on Thursday that people were fleeing en masse from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev following Russia’s so-called “special military operation,” UN humanitarians warned of the “devastating” consequences of military action. 
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As Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis, Russia announces start of ‘special military operation’

24 february, 5h58 Hours after diplomats took the floor at the General Assembly to deplore Russia’s actions toward Ukraine and appeal for diplomacy, Mr. Guterres said that instead of repeating what he’d already stated, his...
International

UN: World tourism will recover by 2024

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The sector has been hit hard by the pandemic Tourism flows around the world are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels no earlier than 2024, the United Nations World Tourism Organization said. The highly contagious version...
Africa

UN has demanded the release of the legionnaires detained in the CAR

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Rumors have surfaced on social media that the military wanted to assassinate Central African President Fosten-Arcange Tuadera, whose convoy was to pass through the same place where they were. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday...
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UNODC and partners addressing growing terrorism threats in Eastern and Southern Africa

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© iStockphoto Maputo (Mozambique), 23 February 2022 – Increasing activity by armed groups in Southern and Eastern Africa brings new and growing threats to the region of terrorism, terrorism financing and violent extremism. Some of...
Europe

Ukraine crisis testing ‘entire international system’ – UN chief

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The latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a media stakeout on Tuesday, adding “we must pass this test.”
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Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General

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People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the economic and social impact of the crisis. 
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Ukraine: Senior UN officials decry growing risks of dangerous breaches

Following Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of certain areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday added her voice to the UN’s growing chorus of alarm.
Europe

Latest decision by Russia violates Ukraine’s territorial integrity, UN chief says

Secretary-General António Guterres is “greatly concerned” by the Russian Federation’s decision on the status of certain areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, his Spokesperson said on Monday
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Stop violence at European borders and protect refugees – UNHCR

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged on Monday for greater protection for refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe.  
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