UN News - UN humanitarians have reached nearly two million Ukrainians whose lives have been impacted by Russia’s ongoing invasion with multi-purpose cash assistance in just the first three months of 2023, the UN Spokesperson said. Stéphane Dujarric described the direct transfer of money, mostly to
UN News - The UN chief confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due to expire in just a few days. Russia announced earlier
UN News - One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly half the population – roughly 18 million people – need humanitarian aid and protection, the United Nations said. “Since the start of the full-scale war we, along with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, have made
UN News - Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported. Medicines, roofing repair kits, bottled water and solar lamps were offloaded, highlighting the desperate plight of many thousands of people
UN News - A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways and push for more legal and safe ways for people to migrate. The 100 million figure, which includes
UN News - The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace. The “sad and tragic milestone” coincided with Ukraine's 31st anniversary of independence, and Mr
On Ukraine's Independence Day, Russian forces fired rockets at a train station, killing 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian news agencies reported that Zelenskyy told the U.N. Security Council via video that the deadly attack happened in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 people
UN News - The first vessel transporting Ukrainian wheat grain to support humanitarian operations run by the World Food Programme (WFP) has left the port of Yuzhny, also known as Pivdennyi, the UN agency reported on Tuesday. The MV Brave Commander departed with 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat grain
UN News - Three more ships have been given the green light to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Friday, carrying just over 58,000 tons of corn, in a move that will raise hopes further for the success of a UN initiative aimed at lowering the prices
UN NEWS—Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impacting food supplies, health, education, and security across countries worldwide, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 reveals that the convergence of increased fighting, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic,
