Latvia stands with Ukraine, brings down Soviet-era obelisk
Aug 27, 2022, at 11:27 pm
Riga (Latvia)/IBNS: In an outpour of symbolic support towards war-torn Ukraine, Latvia on Thursday tore down a Soviet-era obelisk embedded with Russian stars that celebrated Red Army's win over Nazi Germany.
Ukraine: Top UN aid official appeals for access across contact line
Aug 27, 2022, at 07:03 pm
Speaking from Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, where shelling has intensified in the last week, the UN's top aid official in the country issued an urgent appeal on Friday for guarantees from Russia and affiliated forces, to allow humanitarians to deliver “absolutely necessary” relief items across the contact line.
Zaporizhzhia: World narrowly avoided radiation accident, says Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky
Aug 27, 2022, at 12:02 am
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky has said Europe was facing the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from the country's power grid.
Ukraine: Cluster munitions pose long-term risk to civilian safety
Aug 27, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: On Thursday, the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor civil society group, released their 2022 Cluster Munition Monitor report, on the risk these weapons pose to civilians.
Russia’s war with Ukraine needs to end, UN’s Bachelet urges Vladimir Putin
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:38 pm
New York: UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the country’s war against Ukraine, while also calling for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to be immediately demilitarized.
Ukraine: UN agencies deliver food, health and other support amid fighting
Aug 26, 2022, at 08:45 pm
New York: UN agencies and entities have underlined their continued support to Ukraine, as Wednesday marked six months since the start of the war devastating the country.
Guterres underlines need for peace as Ukraine marks six months of ‘senseless war’
Aug 26, 2022, at 06:44 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace.
US announces weapons package worth USD 2.98 bln for Kyiv
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional tranche of security assistance to Ukraine worth nearly three billion US dollars, the largest one-time weapons aid to Kyiv that came at a time when the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached its half-year mark.
Ukraine: Urgent agreement needed to end fighting around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Aug 24, 2022, at 08:24 pm
New York: Agreement is urgently needed to reestablish the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine as purely civilian infrastructure and prevent a potentially “catastrophic” disaster amid the ongoing conflict, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ukraine prisoner of war trials in Mariupol could be a war crime: OHCHR
Aug 24, 2022, at 07:52 pm
New York: The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) expressed concern on Tuesday after photos and videos released on social media appeared to show metal cages being built in the philharmonic hall in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol, apparently to house prisoners of war (POWs) during an upcoming “show trial”.
Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine but real number likely higher: UNICEF
Aug 23, 2022, at 06:33 pm
Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday, underscoring the urgent need for peace.
German opposition party CDU wants visa ban for Russians
Aug 23, 2022, at 12:18 am
Berlin/UNI: Several German opposition politicians are advocating for a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, the Bild newspaper reported on Monday.
Aug 20, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for wealthier countries to help developing nations purchase Ukrainian grain as supplies begin returning to global markets, in an appeal from the Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, World Humanitarian Day.
Grain deal ‘victory for diplomacy,’ UN chief tells journalists in Ukraine
Aug 19, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Positive momentum on the landmark Black Sea Grain Initiative to help vulnerable people access food reflects “a victory for diplomacy” for those caught in a cost-of-living crisis as well as for Ukraine’s hard-working farmers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters on Thursday in Lviv, Ukraine.
‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns
Aug 12, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the Security Council on Thursday afternoon.
Ukraine: UN chief appeals for end to military activities at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Aug 12, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New York: Military activities around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine must stop immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, warning of the potential danger to the area and beyond amid ongoing shelling.
Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’ – UN interim Coordinator
Aug 12, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain deal told UN journalists in New York on Wednesday.
Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine
Aug 12, 2022, at 08:13 pm
New York: The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children in institutions there, four UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians, says Amnesty International
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International has said.
Ukraine: Black Sea grain shipment success raises hopes more will follow
Aug 05, 2022, at 10:57 pm
New York: The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia’s invasion more than five months ago, was cleared to proceed to Lebanon on Wednesday, after a scheduled inspection stopover in Istanbul.
Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, more than five months after the Russian invasion, and fighting is intensifying, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
UN welcomes new centre to put Ukraine grain exports deal into motion
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:11 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the official start of the operation based in the Turkish city of Istanbul, that will help implement the UN-brokered deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea, amid the ongoing conflict and rising food prices worldwide.
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy, wife Olena trolled and roasted for Vogue photoshoot amid Ukraine-Russia war
Jul 28, 2022, at 12:21 am
Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been hailed as a symbol of resistance against the Russian invasion by the Western powers, is currently facing social media trolls after he posed for a photoshoot for the iconic Vogue magazine with his wife and First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa
Jul 27, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, delivered supplies on Tuesday to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of Odesa, the crucial Black Sea port which Russia bombed on Saturday, just hours after signing a landmark deal to allow Ukrainian grain to reach millions of food insecure people across the world.
CIA chief says China rethinking on strategy to attack Taiwan following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns has said China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia’s experience in Ukraine only affecting Beijing’s calculations on when and how – rather than whether – to invade.
Black Sea grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid Ukraine war - Guterres
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:30 pm
New York: An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday.
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:52 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Parliament Hill protesters called on the government to “be brave like Ukraine” and uphold economic sanctions against Russia.
Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.
Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:38 pm
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as a “ray of hope to ease human suffering and alleviate hunger around the world.”