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Editorial: Misinformation is blocking climate action, and the UN is finally calling it out

A landmark U.N. climate report on the escalating effects of global warming broke new ground by finally highlighting the role of misinformation in obstructing climate action. It was the first time one of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s exhaustive assessments has called out the ways in which fossil fuel…

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Russia dangles prospect of safe corridors; Ukraine skeptical

Kremlin officials say safe corridors intended to let Ukrainian civilians escape the Russian onslaught could open Tuesday

The Independent UK

US and 10 countries condemn North Korean missile launch

The United States and 10 other countries are condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urging the U.N. Security Council to act

The Independent UK

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U.N. rights chief calls on Nicaragua to re-establish fair elections

The U.N. human rights chief urged the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday to re-establish fair elections and said she was "concerned" about the country's lack of accountability for repeated human rights violations.

Reuters

U.N. aid chief calls for safe passage for civilians in Ukraine

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths on Monday called on all parties to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas of active hostilities in Ukraine in the direction they choose, adding that safe passage for humanitarian supplies into those areas is also needed.

Reuters

More than 300 killed in air strikes in northern Ethiopia since Nov -UN rights chief

The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that human rights in northern Ethiopia had deteriorated significantly since November, adding that her office has received reports of "severe and wide-scale violations", including lethal air strikes and hundreds of incidents of rape.

Reuters

U.S., allies urge Russia at U.N. to allow safe passage of civilians, aid in Ukraine

The United States and its allies on Monday urged Russia at the United Nations to allow safe passage to civilians in besieged Ukrainian cities and aid to areas of fighting, saying the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating.

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Attacks kill two soldiers and two U.N. peacekeepers in Mali

At least two soldiers and two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in separate attacks in Mali on Monday, the army and the U.N. mission said.

Reuters

Russia is blocking Security Council action on the Ukraine war – but the UN is still the only international peace forum

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Feb. 23, 2022, the U.N. Security Council was conducting an emergency late-night meeting chaired by Russia on the mounting crisis.

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Purpose of suspected N.Korean enrichment plant's annex still unclear -IAEA

The purpose of an annex being built next to a suspected uranium enrichment plant at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site remains unclear, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told a meeting of his agency's Board of Governors on Monday.

Reuters

Russia backs IAEA chief's idea of Ukraine meeting but not at Chernobyl

Russia backs U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi's idea of a trilateral meeting with Ukraine on ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities there during Russia's invasion but not at Chernobyl as Grossi wants, Moscow's envoy to the watchdog said.

Reuters

EU asks U.N. watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants

The European Union has asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants, two of which are now under Russian control, and mobilise international help in case of an emergency, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Chernobyl hostages captured by Russian troops surviving on 'one meal a day'

Russian forces seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Chernobyl on Friday and have now placed staff running the facility under their command, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Daily Mirror

Russian no show at U.N. court hearing on Ukrainian 'genocide'

Ukraine sought an emergency order from the United Nations' highest court on Monday to halt hostilities on its territory, arguing that Russia - which boycotted the hearing - had falsely applied genocide law to justify its invasion.

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Civilian evacuation ends as Russia continues to attack

In the port city of Mariupol, Russian and Ukrainian forces had agreed to a cease-fire to evacuate civilians and wounded. But Russian attacks quickly resumed, closing that humanitarian corridor, Ukrainian officials said.

Reuters

Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian orders, IAEA says

Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continue to operate it, but management is now under the orders of the commander of the Russian forces that seized it last week, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday, citing Ukraine's regulator.

The Independent UK

UN envoy Angelina Jolie in Yemen ahead of fundraising summit

The U.N. says Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-wrecked Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in hopes of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference

Reuters

More than 360 civilians confirmed killed in Ukraine so far, U.N. says

At least 364 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 759 wounded, although the true numbers are probably "considerably higher", a U.N. monitoring mission said on Sunday.

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Yemen's Houthis agree U.N. proposal to offload decaying oil tanker

Yemen's Houthi movement has signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the war-torn country's coast, a Houthi official said.

Reuters

Iran, IAEA agree timeline to remove obstacle to reviving nuclear deal

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday agreed a three-month plan that in the best case will resolve the long-stalled issue of uranium particles found at old but undeclared sites in the country, removing an obstacle to reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

Reuters

More than 350 civilians confirmed killed in Ukraine so far, U.N. says

At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, although the true numbers are probably "considerably higher", a U.N. monitoring mission said on Saturday.

Reuters

Number of Ukraine refugees could grow to 1.5 million this weekend, UNHCR head says

The situation in Ukraine remains dire and the number of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion couldl potentially rise to 1.5 million by the end of the weekend from a current 1.3 million, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia's war in Ukraine

Russian state media reported the military will observe a cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate as its war on Ukraine entered Day 10

The Independent UK

West says Russia attacked nuke plant, Russia blames Ukraine

The United States and its allies are accusing Russia of attacking Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant and putting the lives of millions of Europeans at risk of radiation fallout

Reuters

Russian defence minister tells U.N. head that Ukraine peace talks never got going -TASS

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday that talks with Ukraine on peacefully ending the conflict with Russia had "not moved from the starting point," Tass news agency said.

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