UN relief chief tells Security Council ‘we can do better’ in Ukraine

The UN’s Humanitarian Affairs chief warned the Security Council on Monday that efforts must improve to reach nearly 18 million in need in war-torn Ukraine, since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/02/1133187
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Ukraine: ‘Humanitarian and human rights catastrophe’ continues, Security Council hears

13 Jan 2023

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its one year anniversary, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs updated the Security Council on Friday, noting that the fighting and suffering continues “with no end in sight”.

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Ukraine: UNICEF chief urges greater protection for children ‘caught in this nightmare’

Ukraine: UNICEF chief urges greater protection for children ‘caught in this nightmare’

04 Dec 2024

The plight of children impacted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Wednesday. 

Ukraine war: No chance for serious peace negotiations yet, says UN chief

18 Jan 2023

The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he did not believe that there was an opportunity yet, to organise “a serious peace negotiation” between the warring parties in Ukraine, nearly a year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion.