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Thirty-two countries voted in favour of the resolution, which was presented by Ukraine.  Russia and Eritrea voted against it, while 13 nations abstained.  #HRC49 | The @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for the “swift and verifiable” withdrawal of #Russian🇷🇺 troops and Russian-backed armed groups from the entire territory of #Ukraine🇺🇦. Watch the video of the adoption of… Read More

More than half have headed west to Poland, according to a new UNHCR operational data portal that is keeping track of refugee arrivals in neighbouring countries.  Others have found shelter in Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and beyond. Nearly 43,000 have also moved to the Russian Federation. Deciding to leave  As the conflict intensifies, families have been escaping Ukraine any way… Read More

“I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one,” he remarked.   “And unless there is an immediate end to the conflict, millions more are likely to be forced to flee Ukraine.”  Commitment to stay  Mr. Grandi reported that staff from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, remain… Read More

Initial concerns about a lack of medicines to treat chronic conditions such as diabetes, gave way on Wednesday to an alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) that “people will die” if they do not get oxygen and other supplies for urgent emergency care.  Heart-wrenching scenes  “Some of us have been in this game a long time and we’ve developed… Read More

Known informally as the world’s “town hall”, the Assembly is where all 193 UN Member States have a voice. A total of 141 countries voted in favour of the resolution, which reaffirms Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.  Today’s #UNGA resolution reflects a central truth: The world wants an end to the tremendous human suffering in Ukraine. I will continue… Read More

António Guterres’s comments came as latest UN data indicated that 677,000 people have fled Ukraine since 24 February. Today, we are launching two plans to help people across Ukraine and beyond – including funds to boost medicine & health supplies, safe drinking water, shelter & protection. I urge the international community to respond to these life-saving appeals. https://t.co/h7n7UshBxA — António… Read More

Assembly President Abdulla Shahid underscored that the military offensive launched by Russia five days ago was a violation of the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.  An affront to UN principles  Mr. Shahid cited the UN Charter, the Organization’s founding document, which outlines a world where countries settle disputes by peaceful means, without the threat or use of force.  “The ongoing… Read More

Catherine Russell, the newly appointed Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Monday that the situation for boys and girls caught up in the conflict grows worse by the minute.  Four-year-old Max and his mother Alona fled conflict in #Ukraine, leaving loved ones behind to seek safety in Romania. Children and families at borders need protection, no… Read More

The development in Geneva echoed the concern of the Security Council, which on Sunday called for an emergency session of the General Assembly on the crisis.  Addressing the Human Rights Council, Ukraine Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Yevheniia Filipenko, outlined the death and suffering caused, as talks were under way at the Belorussian border between Ukraine and Russia .  The Ukraine delegation also presented a… Read More

The measure convening the General Assembly session was adopted by a vote of 11 in favor, with Russia voting against, and China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstaining. Today’s request for the Assembly to urgently convene a meeting comes after Russia vetoed on Friday a US-led draft Security Council resolution that would have ‘deplored in the strongest terms the Russian… Read More