During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month […]
Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health
Mr. Kara-Murza, 41, an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and the war in Ukraine, was arbitrarily arrested in Moscow on […]
Ukraine: ‘Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn’, Security Council hears
The Council meeting was convened following the missile strikes on Sunday which damaged the centuries-old Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and […]
Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings
The “tragic killing” at the penal colony at Olenivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, under temporary Russian military control, […]
UN strongly condemns Russian strikes in Odesa, Ukraine
Over the past week, Russia has carried out aerial attacks on Odesa and two other port cities, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, […]
Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’
Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical […]
Ukraine: Guterres ‘strongly condemns’ Russian attacks on Odesa and other ports
In making its decision, Russia also withdrew safe passage guarantees for ships carrying grain and other foodstuffs navigating in the […]
First Person: Ukrainian ‘city of heroes’ plans post-invasion future
Alexander Senkevich, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, spoke to UN News about reconstruction efforts and the role of the United Nations […]
‘Senseless, unjustified war’ in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council in the wake of the collapse earlier in the day of the Black […]
‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza
As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency […]