Europe

Ukraine: UN and partners ramp up assistance to over 150,000 in Kharkiv region |

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, was in Kharkiv on Monday, and aid workers had begun making life-saving…

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Russia school shooting: Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by attack which left 15 dead |

According to news reports, the gunman who was known to authorities and was a former pupil at the school Number…

4 years ago

Russia had ‘no choice’ but to launch ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, Lavrov tells UN |

The operation launched on 24 February had been carried out to protect Russians living in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions,…

4 years ago

Irish Taoiseach rails against ‘Security Council’s failure to act’ at UN General Assembly |

Noting that 2022 is Ireland’s centenary year as a sovereign country, and Mr. Martin pointed out that one of the…

4 years ago

With its credibility waning, UN has no choice but to take ‘bold steps’ to modernize, says Cyprus President |

“How is it then that we come back again and again, year after year, as a kind of ritual, to…

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War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals |

The finding came in the first report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which was set up in…

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Ireland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions |

Citing information received, 10 experts issued a joint statement saying that systemic racism in childcare institutions between the 1940s and…

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Demark rallies wealthy nations to back ‘climate solidarity’, boost financing for hard-hit poor countries |

The industrialized world must acknowledge its responsibility to deliver on the climate crisis “and we must listen to those affected…

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Redouble efforts to end ‘senseless’ Ukraine war, UN chief tells Foreign Ministers |

The conflict, now in its seventh month, has also sparked a global food, energy and finance crisis that is pushing…

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‘The story of 2022 is freedom fighting back’ against aggression, UK Prime Minister Truss says in UN speech |

“We must fight to defend the ideals of the UN and deliver on them,” Ms. Truss said Tuesday evening in…

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