Four winters on, UN in Ukraine continues to deliver aid under fire
From providing emergency care and evacuation support, to repairing bombed energy plants, UN humanitarian workers are delivering despite reduced resources, an expanding frontline and...
Ukraine: ‘This war needs to end,’ Türk tells UN Human Rights Council
The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and “this year has seen intense attacks along the frontline, and massive airstrikes,...
Ukraine: IAEA engaging to get power restored at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The ZNPP suffered a complete loss of offsite power on 23 September following military activity in the vicinity, marking the 10th time this has...
Russia’s Lavrov says UN as relevant as ever in ‘age of multipolarity’
The veteran politician declared that the principle has repeatedly been flouted by western countries, citing the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the invasion of Iraq by...
We have no choice but to fight, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells world leaders
“No one but ourselves can guarantee security,” he said. “Only strong alliances. Only strong partners. And only our own weapons.”He argued that international law...
Ukraine braces for harsh winter as millions of people face cold and energy shortages
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the eastern European country in 2022, crucial infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged and hundreds of thousands...
Security Council to meet following Russia’s violation of Polish airspace, as concern mounts over...
The meeting was requested by Poland after reporting that at least 19 violations by Russian drones of its territory overnight into Wednesday during a...
Ukraine: Guterres greatly concerned over reported Russian incursion into Polish airspace
Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said António Guterres is following the ensuing diplomatic fallout across the...
UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine
More than 800 drones were launched in waves designed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences, according to news reports, and a Government building was hit...
UN upholds readiness to support peace efforts in Ukraine
Stéphane Dujarric was responding to a journalist’s question about the meeting held the previous day between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his American counterpart Donald...
LIVE: UN Security Council meets on crisis in Ukraine
The UN Security Council meets Friday afternoon to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, where recent attacks have left dozens dead or injured. A...
Ukraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge
According to the UN human rights office, OHCHR, at least 139 civilians have been killed and 791 injured so far in July alone.“The devastating physical...
Report reveals significant rise in civilian casualties and rights violations in Ukraine
It covers the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025, during which 986 civilians were killed and 4,807 injured – a 37...
Ukraine: Increasing hostilities displace civilians, limit humanitarian access
Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy regions sustained the most damage, with several civilians reportedly killed, and many displaced, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at...
UN rights mission condemns civilian toll in deadly missile strikes on Ukraine
At least 24 people were reported killed and over 300 injured – including 32 children – when ballistic missiles struck Ukraine’s Dnipro and Odesa...
UN condemns deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital as civilian toll mounts
According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), more than 30 locations across seven districts of Kyiv were struck in what...
Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
The toll includes 1,389 casualties in April (221 killed, 1,168 injured) – the highest monthly total so far this year – followed by 1,019...
The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide?
From June 9 to 13, the coastal city of Nice will host the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a high-level summit co-chaired by France...
Ukraine’s frontline families struggle to cultivate mined fields amid conflict
According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows.“Agriculture is a fabric of rural society....
Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors
At least nine people were killed and seven injured when a Russian drone struck a minibus near the town of Bilopillia in the Sumy...
UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine
The two missiles struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles, as people were out...
March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine
“The near daily barrage of long-range drones killed and injured scores of civilians across the country last month, and disrupted life for millions more,”...
Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the international community to step up support and do more to protect...
UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine
Matthias Schmale said he was outraged by reports of yet another Russian attack on the city, which is located in the Dnipro region.“This attack...
