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Russian forces launch drone attack on UN aid vehicles in Kherson

Russian forces launched a drone attack on UN aid vehicles in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on May 14.

14 May, 02:17 PM

Unlocking finance in Ukraine: the ‘missing middle’ — opinion

As the 2026 Financing for Development Conference increasingly focuses on scale, leverage, and private capital mobilisation, Ukraine offers a practical lesson: the real challenge is not just raising more money, but making finance work in crisis contexts where recovery and development must advance together.

29 April, 09:03 PM

Russia’s UN envoy backs Iran, brands Western states ‘pirates’ at Security Council

Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya accused Western countries of “hypocrisy” at a Security Council meeting on April 27 and argued that Iran has the right to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on April 27.

28 April, 12:22 PM

China, Russia veto UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz

China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that sought to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported on April 7.

7 April, 08:27 PM

Middle East on brink of wider war, UNSG Guterres warns

The impact from the Iran war is already being felt around the world, and the conflict can still spill over across the wider Middle East, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres said on April 2.

2 April, 07:56 PM

Iran accuses Ukraine of aggression over Gulf air defense deals

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, accused Ukraine of “active participation in military aggression against Iran” for sending experts to the Middle East to counter Iranian Shahed drones, NBC News reported on March 30.

30 March, 11:31 PM

Lubinets: At least 337 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity

Russian forces “deliberately and brutally” executed 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war as of the end of 2025, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, said on March 3.

4 March, 02:47 AM

Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting

First Lady Melania Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting in March, on the first day the United States holds the council’s rotating presidency, according to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

26 February, 10:46 PM

Russia's UN envoy claims to be Ukrainian

Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, told a UN Security Council meeting that he is "Ukrainian," saying his parents were Ukrainian and that his family name comes from Zaporizhian Cossacks.

26 February, 12:48 AM

Ukraine to UN: We will never give up our freedom

Kyiv will not make territorial concessions to Russia and will only agree to a just peace grounded in international law, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa told ithe United Nations on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukrinform reported on Feb. 24.

25 February, 08:27 AM

UN General Assembly passes resolution backing Ukraine; U.S. abstains

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Russo–Ukrainian war and reinforcing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Feb. 24.

24 February, 08:06 PM

Pope turns down Trump's Board of Peace invite

Pope Leo XIV has declined President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his newly launched Board of Peace because the Vatican believes the United Nations should lead international crisis management efforts, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters on Feb. 17, according to The Independent.

18 February, 07:13 PM

Rubio: UN failed to stop Ukraine war

The United Nations has failed to play a meaningful role in resolving global conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14, according to Sky News.

14 February, 06:25 PM

Kremlin hits Ukraine with drones and missiles as world meets to discuss its war crimes

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone strike on Ukrainian cities during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council — convened at Ukraine’s request — to address previous Russian bombardments, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

13 January, 03:08 PM

Russia abuses maritime law to protect its oil tankers—report

Moscow is exploiting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to give legal cover to its oil smuggling and sabotage operations in Europe, UK newspaper The Telegraph said in an article published on Dec. 19.

20 December 2025, 03:26 AM

2025 one of deadliest years for Ukrainian civilians, UN says

This year has become one of the deadliest years for Ukrainian civilians as Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s cities intensifies, Kayoko Gotoh, a spokeswoman for the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 11:26 PM

UN chief Guterres condemns Russia's massive strikes on Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres slammed Russia's large-scale missile and drone attacks on several Ukrainian regions, targeting civilians and infrastructure, he posted on X on Nov. 14.

15 November 2025, 11:25 AM

UN probes Russian drone hunts on Ukrainian civilians

Russian forces are using drones to “hunt” Ukrainian civilians near the front lines in a coordinated policy amounting to crimes against humanity by forcibly displacing populations, a UN inquiry found, Sky News reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 07:52 PM

Russia targets WHO aid convoy in Kherson Oblast

Russian forces targeted a U.N. humanitarian convoy in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast on Oct. 14, striking a World Health Organization team delivering medical supplies to the frontline town of Bilozerka, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

15 October 2025, 12:53 PM

US Secretary of State Rubio accepts Sybiha’s invitation to visit Ukraine

During a transatlantic meeting of all NATO allies and Ukraine convened at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s invitation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 24 that he invited Rubio to visit Ukraine — and that the invitation was accepted.

25 September 2025, 12:19 PM

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