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World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
- UN News
With no end to numerous protracted conflicts - not least in Ukraine, three years to the day since the full-scale Russian invasion - UN chief António Guterres on Monday scorned the world’s “warmongers” for trampling on people’s most fundamental rights.
UKRAINE LIVE: Diplomatic debate steps up a gear as world marks three years since full-scale Russian invasion
- UN News
February 24 marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured, the economy shattered and energy infrastructure destroyed. As the General Assembly and Security Council meet and debate how peace and security can be restored in eastern Europe, we will be providing rolling coverage. Competing resolutions from Ukraine and the US point to a day of consequential diplomacy. UN News app users can follow live here.
Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is Enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark
- UN News
Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law, and the UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for de-escalation and an end to the conflict.
Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo
- UN News
Around 80,000 people in northeastern Colombia are suffering the devastating consequences of an armed conflict that escalated on 15 January of this year. Caught in the crossfire between armed groups, thousands have been forced to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs while others remain trapped in their homes.
Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive and advance of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians
- UN News
The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has “severely constrained” the UN stabilisation force’s ability to protect civilians and carry out lifesaving operations, the mission chief Bintou Keita told reporters on Friday.
Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator
- UN News
In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s people have endured continuous attacks, “psychological terror…displacement and hardship”, top UN aid coordinator Matthias Schmale said on Friday.
UN chief condemns ‘abhorrent and appalling’ treatment of hostages’ remains by Hamas
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the “parading” of coffins earlier in the day containing the bodies of dead Israeli hostages by their Hamas captors, describing the manner of the handover in Gaza as abhorrent.
Central African Republic faces ongoing challenges ahead of elections
- UN News
The recent attack on a UN patrol in the Central African Republic (CAR) which resulted in the death of a Tunisian peacekeeper, underlines the constant dangers facing peacekeepers from armed groups there, the head of the UN mission (MINUSCA) told the Security Council on Thursday.
DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency
- UN News
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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