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Central African Republic enters ‘decisive’ phase after landmark elections
- UN News
Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile peace gains, even as security challenges persist and disarmament efforts continue.
Can “Human Fraternity” Move Peace?
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, February 24 (IPS) - As wars drag on and the international order grows increasingly unstable, Abu Dhabi has been offering a different kind of narrative. It sought to recognize early efforts at reconciliation, bring religious leaders into the same space, and place former adversaries under the same spotlight. At the heart of the February 4, 2026 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony was an attempt to make visible, in a public setting, the choice of moving in the direction of easing conflict.
‘Nothing Compares to Human Lives Lost’ – Reflections on Ukraine War
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, February 24 (IPS) - “We have a saying here in Ukraine now – ‘young people meet at their friends’ funerals rather than at weddings.’ It’s sad, but very true.”
Ukraine: ‘Use every diplomatic tool to end this war’, top UN official tells Security Council
- UN News
The international community must “use every diplomatic tool” to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday as Russia’s full-scale invasion entered a fifth year.
‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want
- UN News
Children in Gaza are voicing their demands for the future through a UN-run initiative that seeks to amplify their voices and restore the “fundamentals of childhood”.
Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia's invasion enters fifth year
- UN News
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
LIVE: UN marks fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
- UN News
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations marks the anniversary with high-level debate and renewed calls for an end to the conflict. The General Assembly resumes its eleventh emergency special session this morning, while the Security Council is set to meet later in the day to discuss the situation on the ground. Throughout the day, we will bring you live updates from UN Headquarters in New York, as well as reporting from Geneva and our teams in the field. UN News App users can follow the coverage here.
Myriad fragments, one tragedy: How four years of war changed Ukraine
- UN News
Although fighting had been raging in the east of Ukraine since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014, most in the country did not believe all-out war would occur. With the full-scale invasion now reaching the four-year mark, many Ukrainians cannot believe it has gone on for so long, with no end in sight.
World News in Brief: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan, migrant deaths off Crete, call for justice in Brazil trial
- UN News
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has received credible reports of civilian casualties following airstrikes carried out by Pakistan inside Afghanistan late on 21 February and into the early hours of the next day.
World News in Brief: Conflict deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan, restrictions hinder aid delivery in Gaza, UN child rights envoy concludes first visit to Syria
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where escalating conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and pushed hunger to critical levels.
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