Ukraine
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Humanitarian Aid
Weekend attacks in Ukraine bring more casualties, damage infrastructure
Hostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for…
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Europe
UN rights chief warns of deepening repression in Venezuela, rising toll in Ukraine
The UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in…
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Europe
Risks mount for pregnant women in Ukraine
Pregnant women took shelter in a bunkerised maternity unit in the Ukrainian city of Kherson last week, after a hospital was…
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Europe
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll
With temperatures plunging below freezing and cities facing long, daily power cuts, Ukrainian civilians are again bracing for winter under…
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Europe
Ukraine civilians face escalating attacks and mounting hardship, UN warns
Civilians in Ukraine are facing almost daily attacks and growing hardship as Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches the four-year mark, UN…
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Migrants and Refugees
Crimean Tatar artist moulds new path through clay in wartime Ukraine
Through her ceramics, Crimean Tatar artist Elvira Demerdzhi finds moments of calm and a sense of home amid the ongoing…
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Europe
Ukraine civilians bear brunt of escalating attacks as winter closes in
Civilians across Ukraine endured a surge in deadly strikes over the weekend, with the UN warning of an “alarming pattern”…
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Middle East
Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on…
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Peace and Security
General Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children…
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Peace and Security
General Assembly LIVE: Resolution adopted demanding Russia return Ukrainian children
The UN General Assembly’s emergency special session spotlighting Russian aggression against Ukraine has reconvened in New York where the world…
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