Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were sheltering from the ongoing fighting.
Justin Trudeau visits Ukraine, meets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Kyiv: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
New York: Humanitarian needs continue to rise in war-torn Ukraine where an estimated 7.7 million people are now internally displaced, UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday.
'Over 4 million people fled Ukraine since Feb 24': Ukrainian border guard
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Over 4 million people have left Ukraine through checkpoints controlled by Kyiv since Feb 24, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on Thursday.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Ukraine, meets President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
Kyiv: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Ukraine and met President Zelenskyy in the latest show of support against the fight against Russian aggression by a senior Western politician.
Humanitarians seek $2.25 billion for Ukraine response
New York: Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the UN announced on Monday.
World Bank assesses $60bln worth of damage in Ukraine
Washington: The World Bank Group assesses that Ukraine has taken $60 billion worth of damage in the ongoing conflict in the country, President David Malpass said.
Ukraine: Aid agencies step up relief deliveries as humanitarian situation worsens
New York: Amidst devastating Russian shelling and attacks on health care facilities and personnel, UN aid agencies said on Tuesday that they continue to mobilize inside Ukraine in an effort to help the country’s most vulnerable people.
Guterres appeals for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to allow delivery of life-saving aid as well as evacuations, his spokesperson said on Monday.
30,000 Ukrainians returning home every day, say relief agencies
New York: More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency update, amid concerns about deteriorating food security inside the country.
UNHCR calls for better oversight of UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian women, under the United Kingdom’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme.
Ukraine: Second UN convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access thwarted
UN humanitarian agencies and partners on the ground in Ukraine, were able to reach the town of Sumy, in the country’s northeast on Thursday, but access to the besieged and stricken city of Mariupol, where thousands of civilians are believed to have died amidst the brutal Russian bombardment, has yet to be given.
‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
New York: At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the conflict “shows no signs of abating.”
UN alarm over mounting Ukraine casualties, amid desperate scenes in Mariupol
New York: Ongoing violence in Ukraine has left millions of people “in constant fear” of indiscriminate shelling, the UN warned on Friday, as efforts continued to reach the country’s most vulnerable populations, one month on from the Russian invasion.
Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine, Guterres declares
It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said the UN chief on Tuesday.