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Estonia calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian airspace violation

Estonia has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council for the first time in 34 years of membership following a breach of its airspace by Russian fighter jets, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 21, according to public broadcaster ERR.

21 September 2025, 08:45 PM

Iran ends cooperation with IAEA over nuclear program amid renewed tensions with West

Iran has announced it will no longer cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency following what it called “reckless” actions by the United Kingdom, France and Germany regarding its nuclear program, Iranian state-linked outlet Tasnim reported on Sept. 20, citing a statement by the country’s Nuclear Safety Commission.

21 September 2025, 04:11 PM

Russia appeals ICAO ruling on MH17 disaster, denies responsibility

Russia filed a lawsuit with the UN International Court of Justice, appealing a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that holds Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donbas, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 18.

19 September 2025, 01:00 AM

UN General Assembly president says peacekeepers in Ukraine possible if most nations agree

UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock does not rule out the possibility of deploying UN peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and during postwar reconstruction — provided a majority of member states support the move, she said in an interview with Bild.

14 September 2025, 03:26 PM

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Russian drone incursion into Poland

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at Poland’s request to address the breach of its airspace during the overnight hours of Sept. 10, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 11, according to Reuters.

11 September 2025, 12:55 PM

PM Svyrydenko demands decisive action against Russia after latest attack

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called on the international community to intensify pressure on Russia during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 03:54 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemns African envoys’ visit to occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on July 29 condemned the visit of ambassadors from three African nations — Chad, Guinea, and Burundi — to Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by Russia, according to a statement on the ministry’s website.

29 July 2025, 08:43 PM

Trump exits UNESCO, citing anti-American, anti-Israel bias

The United States is withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the second time, The New York Post reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 07:21 PM

UN says Russian aggression against Ukraine sparked global food price shock

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sparked a global food crisis, triggered mass displacement, and severely hindered progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, according to Bob Rae, Canada’s permanent representative to the UN and current president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as reported by Ukrinform on July 16.

16 July 2025, 11:41 AM

June 2025 sees highest civilian toll in Ukraine, UN says

In June 2025, Ukraine recorded the highest number of civilian casualties in three years, with 232 people killed and 1,343 injured, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

10 July 2025, 07:07 PM

Over 2 million Syrians return home after Assad’s fall

More than 2 million Syrians have returned to their homeland following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the United Nations reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Iran reports 78 killed in Israeli strikes, including commanders, civilians

78 people, including senior military commanders, were killed and over 320 injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and military sites on June 13, Iran’s UN envoy Amir-Saeid Iravani has said, according to The Times of Israel.

14 June 2025, 01:15 PM

Ukraine war remains deadliest as 2024 marks most violent year since WWII — study

In 2024, the world recorded its highest number of armed conflicts since the end of World War II, with the war in Ukraine remaining the deadliest, claiming around 76,000 lives last year, The Times reported, citing data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Sweden’s Uppsala University.

11 June 2025, 04:25 PM

Germany’s Baerbock elected U.N. Assembly head despite Russia’s protest

Germany’s former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly on June 2, winning broad support with 167 votes out of 193, Euronews reported.

2 June 2025, 07:03 PM

Moscow demands halting mobilization and military aid to Ukraine in exchange for ceasefire

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said Moscow is prepared to agree to a ceasefire if Kyiv stops mobilization and its Western allies cease arms shipments, the BBC reported on May 30.

31 May 2025, 02:11 AM

No longer June 1: Zelenskyy moves Children’s Day in Ukraine to Nov. 20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree officially moving Children’s Day in Ukraine from June 1 to Nov. 20. The change was outlined in Decree No. 355/2025, published on the website of the Presidential Office.

30 May 2025, 12:56 PM

Russian drone terror in Kherson amounts to crimes against humanity, UN says

Russia’s drone strike campaign targeting civilians in Kherson Oblast amounts to “murder of civilians as crimes against humanity,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report on May 28.

28 May 2025, 10:33 PM

Trade wars slash global GDP forecast to 2.4%, UN says

The United Nations projects global GDP growth at 2.4% for 2025, down 0.5% from last year, due to trade tensions and financial instability, Shantanu Mukherjee, director of the UN’s economic policy and analysis division, said on May 15.

16 May 2025, 12:05 PM

April deadliest for Ukraine’s civilians since fall 2024

April marked the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since September 2024, according to the latest monthly report from the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

9 May 2025, 11:11 AM

Life in Ukraine has grown more dangerous since ceasefire talks began — NYT

Life for civilians in Ukraine has become more perilous since negotiations over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine began earlier this year, The New York Times reported on May 2.

3 May 2025, 01:36 PM

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