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A Russian missile strike on a multi-storey apartment block in central Ukraine that left three dead and around 40 injured on Tuesday has been strongly condemned by the UN’s top aid official in Kyiv, Denise Brown. Source UN News Read More

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Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks

March 9, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

A recent sharp rise in deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine and Russia, including by armed drones, run counter to international law and must end now, top UN officials told the Security Council on Friday afternoon. Source UN News Read More

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Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

February 24, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ended in March 2022, widespread destruction was revealed, and a UN commission concluded that war crimes had been committed against the civilian population. Two years on, life is returning to the town on Kyiv’s outskirts and nearby Irpin, which have been restored with UN support.… Read More

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‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the fundamental need to honour the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as the full-scale invasion by Russia of the country marks its second anniversary. Source UN News Read More

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General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ enters a third year

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to stand with the people of Ukraine “in their quest for justice and peace” during a meeting on Friday to mark two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Source UN News Read More

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Ukraine: Report reveals war’s long-term impact which will be felt ‘for generations’

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, entering its third year, has exacted a “horrific human cost”, inflicting immense suffering on millions of civilians that will be felt “for generations”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday. Source UN News Read More

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Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit

February 22, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

Researchers have been deployed to the Middle East and requests issued to meet with Israel officials, said the head of an independent team reviewing the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, briefing reporters at UN Headquarters on Thursday. Source UN News Read More

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UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls

February 21, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The United Kingdom must take action to end all forms of violence against women and girls, having labelled it a “national threat”, a UN independent human rights expert on the issue said on Wednesday. Source UN News Read More

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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief

February 20, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk delivering a “serious blow” to human rights, the UN rights chief warned on Monday. Source UN News Read More

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Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison

February 17, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, calling for an impartial and transparent independent investigation. Source UN News Read More

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More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city

Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks

Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ enters a third year

Ukraine: Report reveals war’s long-term impact which will be felt ‘for generations’

Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit

UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls

UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief

Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison