OHCHR Ignores Russian Submissions In Reports On Ukrainian Conflict

 

The Russian mission to the UN Office at Geneva criticized UN Volker Türk on Thursday for ignoring Russian submissions on Ukrainian crimes in its reports on the conflict.

Half Of World Sinking In Debt Crisis, Warns UN Chief

Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a "development disaster," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.

UN Human Rights Council Accuses Belarus, Poland Of Pushing Back Migrants In 2021

Both Poland and Belarus engaged in pushing back migrants at their national borders during the migrant crisis of 2021, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants said on Monday, adding that both nations should launch a probe into the violence and fatalities caused by the mistreatment of refugees.

Russia Criticizes UN Humanitarian Branch for ‘Flirting with Terrorists’ in Syria

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzya criticized the UN humanitarian branch for "hiding behind politically appropriate phrases" and "flirting with terrorists" during Thursday's Syria-themed session of the UN Security Council.

UN International Commission Says Found No Evidence Of Genocide Committed In Ukraine

The UN has found no evidence of a genocide committed during the conflict in Ukraine, Erik Mose, the chair of the UN International Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, said on Thursday.

UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria. China calls on US occupation forces to stop plundering of natural resources in Syria

The World Food Program warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict.

Poland Asks UN for Help in Extracting War Reparations from Germany

Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a senior official spearheading Poland’s demands for wartime reparations from Germany, said on Tuesday that Warsaw had asked the United Nations for help in receiving war reparations from Berlin.

Russian Foreign Ministry Says Western Inaction On Kosovo Breaches UN Resolution

 

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Circumstances Of Russian POWs Execution In Ukraine Should Be Probed To Fullest - UN OHCHR

 

The actual circumstances of the execution of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine should be investigated to the fullest and those responsible should be brought to justice, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday.

Unilateral Measures Imposed on Syrians Amount to War Crimes: UN Special Rapporteur

Unilateral measures imposed on the Syrian people severely affect human rights, hamper any efforts of early recovery, and block the reconstruction process in Syria, a UN official said.

UN ‘Distressed’ over 92 Stripped Refugees at Greece-Turkey Border

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it “is deeply distressed by the shocking reports and images” of 92 people found at the Greek borders from Turkish land border stripped of their clothes.

UN Warns 345 Million People Face Starvation Worldwide | Farsnews Agency

The United Nations food chief warned the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude” with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation – and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine.

Mirotvorets: Press TV correspondent in Ukraine "placed on kill list"

 

Press TV’s correspondent in Ukraine Johnny Miller says he has been placed on a “kill list” by Ukrainian ultranationalists following his revelations about Ukrainian atrocities against pro-Russian children and other civilians in the Donbass region.

World population to reach 8 billion on November 15, United Nations says

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023.

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ | Al Jazeera

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine war coupled with climate change now threaten starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.

UN receives reports of torture of Russian prisoners by Ukrainian troops

 

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 The head of the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine said there is credible information about the mistreatment of Russian prisoners by Ukrainian troops. (Western countries and their officials prefer to turn a blind eye @EL ETOS UT )

Accountability could take years: UN human rights monitor in Ukraine

 

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UN Calls On Combatants To Spare Ukraine Civilians As Conflict Intensifies - UrduPoint

UN humanitarian officials Tuesday appealed for protection of civilians from further bloodshed amid fighting in Ukraine since the start of last week's Russian military offensive that has driven out over 600,000 people from the country.

UN seeks record $5 bln in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 • FRANCE 24

 

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UN says ongoing water crisis in northeastern Syria affecting five million persons – Syrian Arab News Agency

The ongoing water crisis in the northeastern Syria is affecting nearly five million persons, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said in a briefing on Sunday.