Speaking in New York on Monday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists the UN humanitarian office, OCHA, was deeply concerned by the scale and spread […]
Category: Europe
General Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia
The draft resolution during the emergency special session was approved by 91 votes in favour, 12 against and 57 abstentions, surpassing the required two-thirds majority […]
Ukraine’s children enter fourth school year under war as 4.6 million face education barriers
Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, children have continued to bear the brunt of the crisis – unable to attend school regularly, learn safely […]
Fleeing the frontline in Ukraine
In the past year alone, more than 250,000 residents have left the Donetsk region, a focus of Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine, close to their […]
Civilian deaths in Ukraine surge past last year’s toll as winter deepens crisis, Security Council warned
“Ukrainian civilians have continued to bear the brunt of the Russian Federation’s escalating aerial campaign,” said Kayoto Gotoh, Europe Director with the UN Department of […]
Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials
UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attacks, which also damaged homes and critical civilian infrastructure, including health and educational facilities. “Today’s appalling attack – one […]
UNHCR urges balance as UK unveils new asylum proposals
The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood formally announced the measures on Monday, aimed at tightening controls on irregular arrivals while maintaining the country’s commitment to […]
Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’
More than 236,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war and over 2.5 million housing units – around 10 per cent of the […]
Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, deplored the latest wave of drones and missile strikes, which damaged or destroyed homes, medical facilities and […]
Ukrainian civilian casualties rise 27 per cent compared to last year
“The number of casualties for the first ten months of 2025 (12,062) has already exceeded the total for all of 2024 (9,112)”, said the report […]
