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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO
Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting ourselves and our loved ones from the ongoing spread of respiratory diseases as the northern hemisphere prepares for winter, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN’s top human rights official reiterated his call for Russia to cease its attack immediately and comply with its international obligations to protect civilians.
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Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 30th month.
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass graves for migrants”, two UN agencies warned the Security Council on Monday.
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Ukraine: UN official deplores deadly double attack on hospital
The top UN aid official in Ukraine has condemned Russian attacks in the northeastern city of Sumy on Saturday which damaged a hospital and killed and injured several people.
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Russia can’t win on the battlefield, so it’s finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russia cannot defeat his people on the battlefield, so it is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit, deplorably by targeting its vital energy infrastructure as winter approaches.
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’ says Zelenskyy
The UN Security Council is meeting for a high level briefing on the Ukraine war. The UN Secretary-General told foreign ministers and ambassadors that Russia's invasion of Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow took Crimea, was "a clear violation of the UN Charter.” We'll have full coverage as it happens, and UN News app users can follow here.
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Torture ‘a common and acceptable practice’ in Ukraine war, UN investigators say
Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva heard on Monday.
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country
Repeated Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and power cuts in Ukraine will likely uproot an additional 500,000 people ahead of the coming winter, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday.
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UN warns of continued prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia
Amid continuing prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine and Russia during the ongoing war, top disarmament and legal officials issued calls on Friday for parties to the conflict to abide by international law and protect civilians.
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