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Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF
Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the…
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Ukraine war: $100 billion in infrastructure damage, and counting
War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 per cent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its neighbour, a new UN report said on Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine: Latest Update
The Russian army is progressing with difficulty in places, but the bombardments continue unabated on several cities, and the ground fighting in the outskirts of kyiv or Mariupol continues. Several…
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Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access
On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday repeated her ceasefire call, with humanitarians on the…
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War in Ukraine: a Russian journalist arms herself with courage
Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russia's main public television channel, had held up a sign in the middle of Russia's most-watched newscast, which read: "No to war. Don't believe the…
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Ukraine war ‘most severe’ test ever for European security body
The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in 1975, the top UN political affairs…
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To attack babies is ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’: UN top officials urge end to attacks on health care in Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians, as well as destroyed facilities and…
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WHO is working day and night to keep medical supply chains open and preserve Ukraine’s health system
Since Russia’s military offensive began in Ukraine on 24 February, WHO has worked around the clock to ensure a constant flow of health supplies so that neighbouring countries have the…
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Ukraine: Holy See always ready to mediate – Vatican News
By Linda Bordoni Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on Sunday reiterated that the Holy See's is willing to do everything possible in order to help bring the war in…
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Moscow patriarch blames Ukraine invasion on ‘relationships between the West and Russia’
While letters from religious personalities questioning the Patriarch of Moscow Kirill on his moral responsibility in the face of the war in Ukraine are multiplying, the latter seems to be…