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Guterres appoints Amin Awad of Sudan UN crisis coordinator for Ukraine

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Amin Awad of Sudan as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as UN Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine.

Battle against Da'esh, a 'long-term game', says UN counter-terrorism

The threat from Da'esh is still very real in both Syria and Iraq: UN counter-terrorism

UN plans to seek $1 bn in donations for humanitarian relief in Ukraine

The UN plans to seek over $1 bn in donations for humanitarian relief in Ukraine over the next three months, the world body's humanitarian chief said.

Russia's invasion threatens international system: US Ambassador to UN

The US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Friday (local time), said this is a war of choice as Moscow's latest attack is so bold and brazen that it threatens our international system.

India abstains on UNSC resolution that 'deplores' Russian aggression

The resolution received 11 votes in favour and three abstentions, including by India, China and the UAE.

United Nations body weighs a global treaty to fight plastic pollution

For the first time in history, we are seeing unprecedented global momentum to tackle the plague of plastic pollution, said UN Environment Program Executive Director Inger Andersen

UN allocates $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid

With deaths rising, we are seeing images of fear, anguish and terror in every corner of Ukraine, the UN chief said

Eight polio vaccination team members in Afghanistan slain, says UN

It is not the first time assailants have attacked vaccination teams

Extreme wildfire impacts to increase dramatically by 2100, UN says

Over the past decade the intensity and impact of wildfires has grown worldwide, with 2020 a particularly devastating year that seemed to herald the arrival of an apocalyptic new era.

Ukraine crisis may create worst global refugee crisis: US Ambassador to UN

"Russia's aggression not only threatens all of Ukraine, but every member state and the UN itself," said US Ambassador to UN

Ukraine: UN, partners continue delivering aid to both sides of contact line

The contact line separates the breakaway states in the easternmost Donbas region from the rest of Ukraine.

UNSC schedules emergency meeting on Ukraine amid invasion concerns

The United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday night at the request of Ukraine, which said it feared an immediate threat of a Russian invasion. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked for the meeting in a letter to Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, who holds the council presidency in February. The meeting is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. EST. The meeting comes two days after the 15-member council held an emergency open meeting, also at Ukraine's request, which saw no support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of independence for two separatist areas in Ukraine's east and his announcement that Russian troops would head there to keep the peace. Council diplomats are finalising a draft resolution that they said would make clear that Russia is violating the UN Charter, international law, and a 2015 council resolution endorsing the Minsk agreements aimed at restoring peace in eastern Ukraine.

'Ukraine, you're not alone': Countries speak out at UN General Assembly

Diplomats from dozens of countries took the floor at the UN on Wednesday to deplore Russia's actions toward Ukraine and make eleventh hour pleas for diplomacy as fears of a new war in Europe grew.

Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared, says UN report

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems

Stop weapons supply to Myanmar: Rights expert urges UN member states

Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by the UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Tuesday.

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani removed from UN Heads of State List

The names of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and former Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar have been removed from the UN Heads of State List.

Russia-Ukraine tensions: World facing biggest security crisis, says UN boss

Terming the Ukraine situation as the "biggest global peace and security crisis" in recent years, Antonio Guterres said the latest developments in Ukraine are testing the entire international system.

UN Chief Guterres says people must come first during pandemic recovery

Guterres urged countries to act now to achieve a just recovery, stating that the balance between a global breakthrough and a global breakdown depends on choices made today.

Russia's Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine

The U.S. called his moves a pretext for a further invasion, many members condemned his violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity

Over 1,500 UN staffers to remain in Ukraine as tensions continue to mount

Putin ordered Russian troops to perform so-called "peacekeeping functions" in the two regions which are home to Moscow-backed rebels who have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.