Nearly 2,000 children killed in Ukraine war: UNICEF
UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and its Regional Director, Regina De Dominicis, released a joint statement saying, “At least 1,993 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured…
Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
Since 22 March, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure sustained four waves of attacks that killed six people, injured at least 45, and struck at least 20 facilities. Just this past Saturday alone,…
Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year
Attacks that occurred between January and March left 25 children dead, including a two-month-old, said the agency. During the first three weeks of April, nine children lost their lives during…
World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks
“Until they are released, we will not be able to conduct many of our activities in support of the communities in need across the country,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said…
World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert
The World Health Organization (WHO) decision means that Euvichol-S vaccine can be added to other cholera-busting drugs which are not being produced in sufficient quantities to help countries battling outbreaks…
Ukraine war, ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ian Borg briefed ambassadors during their annual meeting on cooperation between the UN and the regional body, which is comprised of 57 States spanning Europe, Central Asia and…
World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests
Rafael Grossi told ambassadors that the first direct attacks since the Russian invasion began. earlier this month, on what is Europe’s largest nuclear facility, constituted a “step change increase in…
World News in Brief: Looming famine threat for Sudan, 3.3 million in need near Ukraine frontline, Haiti update, there’s a place for all in outer space
After nearly a year of brutal civil war between rival militaries, food production has been hit and communities face acute shortages of other essential resources such as water and fuel.…
Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Miroslav Jenča, an Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav in the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, warned that the escalation threatens regional stability, international security and, above all,…
World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update
The incident took place at around 4 AM local time on Monday, about 200 meters offshore near the coastal town of Obock. Twenty-two people were rescued by local fishermen and…