UN humanitarians call on combatants to spare Ukraine civilians as aid ramps up

Well over 600,000 people have fled Ukraine in under a week, since Russia’s military offensive began, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued an appeal to protect civilians from further bloodshed.

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Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries

01 Mar 2022

Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance.

Myanmar: 5 years since Rohingya mass exodus, UNHCR urges solutions 

23 Aug 2022

This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, appealing to the international community for greater support.

Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after harrowing journey

03 May 2022

In Ukraine on Tuesday, UN humanitarians began to help the first evacuees arriving from Mariupol’s devastated Azovstal steel works, more than two months since Russia’s invasion began, and said that they would do everything possible to assist those still trapped.