Russia’s war in Ukraine has killed 8,574 civilians, UN says
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 8 574 civilian deaths in…
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UN report accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine: Torture, sexual violence, and murder revealed
In March 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion, the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Federico…
Exhibition dedicated to Russian war crimes in Ukraine opens in New York on Bucha liberation anniversary
On 31 March, an international exhibition "Ukraine. Crucifixion. Tribunal" opened at 866 United Nations Plaza, 100 meters from…
UN human rights office details latest casualties in Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said 1,605 Ukrainian civilians were…
Ukrainians in New York protested the United Nations report, which failed to classify the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine as genocide
As was reported, on 16 March, the UN Independent International Commission to Investigate Russian Crimes in Ukraine released its report.…
Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes in Ukraine, UN says
Russian authorities have violated a wide range of international human rights and humanitarian laws in Ukraine, many of…
Zelenskyy, Guterres call for extension of Black Sea grain export deal
On 8 March, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Ukraine to discuss the continuation of the Black Sea…
Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately slowing grain shipments
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry has said that the pace of grain exports from Ukrainian seaports has fallen to the…
Netherlands willing to house tribunal for Russia, minister says – Reuters
The Netherlands would be willing to set up a new, UN-backed tribunal to try Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
UN shows film by EU-banned Russian propaganda outlet
On 1 November, the UN hosted the "Presentation of Documentary 'Journalists under Fire' by RT" calling it a…
Russia suspends UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine
On Oct. 29, Russia's Defense Ministry said that Moscow would suspend its implementation of an UN-brokered grain export…
Negotiations possible only when Russian troops leave Ukraine – Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that negotiations with Russia are possible only if Russian troops leave the…
How Russia could be removed from the UN Security Council
On 26 February 2022, Russia blocked a UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution on Ukraine condemning the start of…
Ukraine drops support for Uyghur declaration: Beijing’s pressure or Kyiv’s foreign policy shift?
The controversial agreement allows for China’s investments in Ukrainian railway transit, airports and ports infrastructure construction, communications and…
Indigenous leader accuses Russia of ethnocide at UN Forum
For the first time in history, an official UN event heard an address delivered in the Erzya language.…
Why Ukraine’s new UN General Assembly resolution is important for returning Crimea and political prisoners
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has recently approved a newly revised draft resolution titled…
Ukrainian female veteran asks Russian diplomat: “Why are you killing our people?” Then this happens:
On May 9, Ukraine’s permanent delegation to the United Nations held a side event at the 40th Session…
New UN resolution on Crimea confirms Russia is an occupying power, brings 10 important changes for Ukraine
On December 19, the UN General Assembly voted in support of a resolution on the human rights situation…
Experts see Ukraine’s membership in UN Human Rights Council as “counterweight against Russia”
Bohdan Kryklyvenko, the head of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, is certain that…
UN report condemns Russia over human rights abuses in occupied Crimea
"We have documented reliable allegations of serious human rights violations and abuses, committed by a paramilitary formation, the…