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Russian UN envoy regrets US decision to expel 12 members of his mission

Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, on Monday regretted the US decision to expel 12 staff members of the Russian UN mission.

US to provide nearly $54 mn in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Marking that not everyone can or will choose to flee Ukraine, US Deputy Permanent Representative to UN Richard Mills said that those who remain in Ukraine must be ensured unobstructed safety and aid

At rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop invasion of Ukraine

If Ukraine does not survive ... international peace will not survive," Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said at the assembly's first emergency meeting since 1997.

All peaceful citizens of Kyiv can leave without hindrance: Vasily Nebenzya

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN said Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed that all peaceful citizens of Kyiv can leave without hindrance via Kyiv-Vasilkov road which is open and safe

Unavoidable multiple climate hazards in next 2 decades, warns IPPC report

This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction, said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC while releasing the report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

UN refugee agency says more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine

The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union showed no signs of stopping Monday as they flee Russia's burgeoning war

Explained: The UN 'house on fire' climate report key to action

A new report from the UN will spell out in excruciating detail the pain of climate change to people and the planet

Ceasefire talks begin four days after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine talks begin at Belarus border; over 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine, says UN

UN climate report urges world to adapt now, or suffer later

'Delay means death' says UN secretary general Guterres; change impacting world faster than anticipated, breaching 1.5C threshold will cause irrepairable damage, says report

Chinese FM Wang Yi to address United Nations Human Rights Council meeting

The high-level segment will be convened from February 28 to March 2, he added, Xinhua news agency reported

IPCC set to release major report on climate crisis by Monday evening

IPCC, a UN body working on the science behind climate change, will release a major report on impacts of the climate crisis and why it is imperative that we act now to address the growing risks later

UN to hold two meetings Monday on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Security Council gave a green light on Sunday for the first emergency session of the General Assembly in decades

UNSC failed to exercise its primary responsibility: Russia's UN envoy

Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebenzya on Sunday (local time) said that the UNSC has failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security."Russian Federation voted against the draft resolution; the UNSC failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security," Nebenzya said at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine.He also highlighted that two days ago, Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine."We did not see even a hint at an attempt to reach a constructive solution at the council & yet 2 days ago, we blocked a draft specifically for the reason that it was both, one-sided & unbalanced. We have not seen a new initiative since then," Nebenzya said."The Russian Army does not threaten civilians in Ukraine, they're not shelling civilian infrastructure. A threat to civilians is now posed by Ukrainian nationalists who have effectively ..

Ukraine files genocide case against Russia at UN's highest court

The case says Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine based on false claims of acts of genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine

368,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled the nation amid Russia invasion: UN

The United Nations' refugee agency says the latest count of Ukrainians arriving in neighbouring countries stands at 368,000 and continues to rise.

UN Security Council to meet today over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council will convene Sunday at 3 PM (local time) to vote on a resolution calling for a special session of the General Assembly.

Ukraine calls for Russia to lose UN Security Council seat after invasion

Ukraine's president says Russia should be thrown out of the United Nations Security Council following its invasion of his country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message Sunday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine amounts to an act of genocide, saying that Russia has taken the path of evil and the world should come to depriving it of its U.N. Security Council seat. Russia is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, giving it veto power over resolutions. Zelenskyy said that Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities should be investigated by an international war crimes tribunal and denounced the Russian invasion as state terrorism. He dismissed as lies Russia's claims that it wasn't targeting civilian areas.

UN: At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine, real figures considerably high

UN confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties with at least 64 people killed in the military operation by Russia, though it believed the real figures are considerably higher.

UN emergency experts call for urgent humanitarian action in Afghanistan

A call for urgent support to life-saving humanitarian action in Afghanistan was made by a group of emergency experts on Friday.A group of eight senior emergency experts from UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations gave their recommendations after a five-day mission to the country."According to our humanitarian colleagues, more than 24 million people, which represent 59 per cent of the Afghan population, now require lifesaving assistance in the country. That is a staggering 30 per cent increase since 2021," said a UN official in a press briefing."The Afghanistan humanitarian response plan this year, which is the largest humanitarian appeal ever launched for a single country, calls for $4.44 billion to provide aid to over 22 million people. It's only 13 per cent funded," the official added.Earlier this month, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported that "record drought, rising food prices, internal displacement" as well as ...

UN: 50 nations issue joint statement saying Russia 'abused' its veto power

As many as fifty counties have issued a joint statement saying that Russia "abused" its veto power by blocking a UNSC resolution condemning the Russian military action in Ukraine.