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Crises unfolding in Ukraine ripple throughout Europe – Security Council hears
After three days of intense clashes across areas in parts of Ukraine, the number of civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure are growing,...
A UN report shows climate change’s escalating toll on people and nature
Neither adaptation by humankind nor mitigation alone is enough to reduce the risk from climate impacts, hundreds of the world’s scientists say. Nothing less...
Nearly half a million have fled Ukraine, UN refugee agency reports
Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed roughly a half million people across the country’s borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Monday. ...
General Assembly holds emergency special session on Ukraine crisis
As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UN Member States met on Monday for a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the...
UN Human Rights Council pauses session to consider ‘urgent debate’ on Ukraine crisis
The scheduled work of the UN Human Rights Council was halted temporarily on Monday as Member States were called to vote on a request...
Syria: Use of chemical weapons ‘blight’ on international community’s conscience
Impunity for the use of chemical weapons is “intolerable,” the UN disarmament chief told the Security Council meeting on Syria, held on Monday morning....
IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species...
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (IPS) – “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun TzuRussian President and former...
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