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‘We cannot let up’ in supporting Ukraine, Biden tells UN General Assembly

The United States and its allies will continue supporting Ukraine until victory in the war against Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said in final address as president to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 09:22 PM

UN finds new evidence of Russia torturing Ukrainian POWs

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has uncovered new evidence of systematic torture by Russian authorities against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in occupied territories and Russia.

23 September 2024, 10:21 PM

Removing Russia from the UN Security Council nearly impossible — State Department

The UN Charter makes any attempt to exclude Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council “incredibly difficult,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a press briefing on Sept. 19.

20 September 2024, 01:22 AM

Zelenskyy to meet with Harris and Trump during US trip next week

During his trip to the United States next week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with both U.S. presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the President’s Office announced on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 10:11 PM

Ukrainians may face prolonged power outages this winter — UN report

Russia’s sustained bombing of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure could lead to consumers facing power cuts that last 4-18 hours per day during the coming winter, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a report on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 08:39 PM

Ukraine seeks UN and Red Cross assistance for civilians in Kursk region

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Sep. 16 on the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, currently under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16 September 2024, 01:37 PM

US blasts China’s Ukraine war ‘peace plan’

Beijing’s proposals to end the war in Ukraine contradict the UN Charter and basic principles of international law, Robert Wood, the U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said on Sept. 13.

14 September 2024, 01:58 AM

UN condemns Russian missile strike on grain hauler in Black Sea

Russia’s missile strike on a grain ship en route from Ukraine to Egypt “jeopardizes the safety of agricultural exports,” UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Sept. 12, as reported by Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.

13 September 2024, 02:04 AM

UN Security Council meets to discuss Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure

The United Nations Security Council convened on Sept. 10 at Kyiv’s request to discuss persistent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure across Ukraine, according to state news agency Ukrinform.

11 September 2024, 01:31 AM

UN General Assembly admits it can’t compel Russia to follow international law

The United Nations General Assembly lacks the capacity to force Russia to adhere to the organization's Charter and international law more broadly, GA President Dennis Francis said at a press conference in New York on Sept. 9.

10 September 2024, 02:05 AM

UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has condemned Russia's consistent strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and expressed concern for Ukrainian civilians as winter approaches, VOA reported on Sept. 9.

10 September 2024, 01:22 AM

At least 184 Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian attacks in August — UN

At least 184 civilians were killed and 856 injured in Ukraine during August due to Russian attacks, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reported on Sept. 6.

7 September 2024, 12:04 AM

‘Absurd’ for IMF to resume operations in Russia, Ukraine says

IMF’s plans to reopen its mission in Russia are “absurd” and would “legitimize the Russian regime,” Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 11:22 PM

Sahel states complain to UN, accuse Ukraine of ‘supporting’ Tuareg rebels

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the Sahel States Alliance, sent a letter to the UN Security Council accusing Ukraine of allegedly supporting Tuareg rebels against Russia’s Wagner mercenary forces in northern Mali, according to a statement on Aug. 20.

21 August 2024, 08:48 PM

Russia to block OSCE and UN peacekeepers from occupied territories, says Human Rights activist

Russia will block the deployment of an OSCE monitoring mission and UN peacekeeping forces to its occupied territories, including Kursk Oblast, Regional Center for Human Rights lawyer Kateryna Rashevska told Radio NV on Aug. 15.

18 August 2024, 02:32 PM

Kyiv appeals to UN, ICRC over apparent beheading of Ukrainian soldier

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has responded to a video that allegedly shows a beheaded Ukrainian soldier at a checkpoint in Russia’s Kolotilovka, Belgorod Oblast. Lubinets addressed the issue in a Telegram post on Aug. 16.

17 August 2024, 12:16 AM

Russia calls for UN Security Council meeting over F-16 deployment in Ukraine

Russia intends to initiate a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in August, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said, Russian TASS propagandist agency reported on Aug. 1.

2 August 2024, 11:38 AM

UN mission refuses to acknowledge Ukrainian evidence on Olenivka attack – Ukrainian ombudsman

Two years after the Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, the UN mission has never agreed to review Ukrainian materials on the strike, reported Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 01:17 PM

UN WFP official on Ukraine’s role in global food supply — interview

Marianne Ward, Deputy Director at UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Ukraine, spoke in an interview with NV about the humanitarian food procurement system in Ukraine, which countries receive the aid, and how Ukrainian agriculture benefits from it.

19 July 2024, 11:55 PM

Lavrov vs. Nebenzya: Russian officials clash over Okhmatdyt hospital strike lies

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, provided conflicting accounts of the Okhmatdyt Hospital strike, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Serhiy Kyslytsya, stated on X on July 18.

18 July 2024, 11:46 AM

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