Tag: Europe News

“Since 2014 , 3.4 million people in the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine have needed health-related humanitarian assistance. In addition, when I started working here, the measles outbreak in the country was the second largest in the world, before our team helped in efforts to respond to… Read More

António Guterres briefed journalists outside the Security Council in New York, telling them from his own outreach efforts with “various actors”, “elements of diplomatic progress are coming into view on several key issues.” ‘Enough on the table’ He said there was “enough on the table” for an immediate ceasefire, and the start of serious talks to stop the slaughter in Ukrainian… Read More

“I have witnessed many difficult things since this conflict began. I saw tens of thousands of refugees and around 90 per cent of them were women and children. Their tales are very similar, of being woken up by the sounds of bombs and grenades, grabbing some belongings like their passports, maybe a little money, or a plush animal for the… Read More

“What happened in Lviv this morning, is nothing new, just as it was in other parts of the country, but it’s a strong reminder that this country is in war and the medical needs are increasing,” said Dr Jarno Habicht, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine. Now in its fourth week, the war in Ukraine has seen… Read More

Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, spoke at an emergency meeting called by Moscow in the midst of its continuing invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, following that delegation’s circulation of new documents it says back up its claims. The Council last discussed the issue of alleged biological materials in Ukraine in a meeting on 11 March. United States-Ukraine agreement Russian… Read More

Law ‘crystal clear’ 3.1 million people have now fled Ukraine. As more and more seek safety, our Assistant High Commissioner for Operations @RaoufMazou addressed the UN Security Council. “We can and must do more to support and we must do it now.” pic.twitter.com/x7pzkWRPZE — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) March 17, 2022 “Civilians are entitled to protection against the… Read More

The draft law was introduced as the Nationality and Borders Bill in the House of Commons last July by Home Secretary Priti Patel, so that the UK could “take full control of its borders” and prevent abuse.  As is usual practice, the proposed bill was then sent to the House of Lords for approval.   But the Upper House rejected its… Read More

UNDP warned that if the conflict drags on – and if more support to the country is not forthcoming quickly – it could wreck almost two decades of economic progress. In addition to dire development setbacks, the UN agency explained that the environment is expected to suffer, while societal inequalities are likely increase. Peace call To help prevent these shocks… Read More

By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China dissenting, the ICJ ruled that Russia “shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February.” The court’s ruling – the first such verdict handed down by the ‘world court’ since the Russian invasion began – is in response to a… Read More

“We have now reached three million mark in terms of movements of people out of Ukraine to neighbouring countries. And among these people there are some 157,000 third-country nationals,” said Paul Dillon, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), speaking in Geneva. More than 3 million people have fled #Ukraine because of the #war in the last 20 days.… Read More