Peace and Security
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‘Cycle of attacks must end’: Lead UN official in Ukraine
The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile…
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Keeping people warm amid hostilities and harsh winter weather in Ukraine
As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to…
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UN envoy highlights ‘window to advance peace’ in Colombia
The new year provides an opportunity for Colombia to keep advancing towards lasting peace, a decade after a landmark accord…
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Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, say UN aid agencies
Amid reconstruction talks on Gaza linked to President Trump’s just-launched Board of Peace, UN aid agencies insisted on Friday that…
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‘Dangerous nostalgia’ is a threat to multilateralism, UN deputy chief tells Danish MPs
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged countries to protect the UN Charter in a powerful speech to the Danish…
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Ukraine: Families in ‘survival mode’ amid Russian strikes and deadly cold
Families across Ukraine are in “constant survival mode” amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone strikes that have left…
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Iran: UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ to avert more death, wider escalation
As nationwide protests in Iran appear to ease after nearly three weeks of unrest and bloodshed, a senior UN official…
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UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict,…
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Security Council LIVE: UN raises alarm over deadly Iran protests and ‘possible military strikes’
The UN Security Council is meeting in New York in emergency session on Iran, amid escalating concern over reports that hundreds…
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Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands
At least five civilians have been killed and some 30,000 people displaced following renewed fighting in Aleppo, Syria, prompting calls…
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