Ukraine Claims Down Russian Planes, Helicopters
Anton Gerashchenko, Ukraine's deputy interior minister, said, "Russia had fired missiles on military headquarters, airports, military warehouses near Kyiv, Kharkov and Dnieper."...
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Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
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“For millennia, the tradition of the Olympic Truce has called on all parties, everywhere, to stop hostilities throughout the course of the Games”, he noted....
Myanmar: Voices of the people must be ‘heard and amplified’
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Furthermore, humanitarian access to people in need is “critically important for the United Nations and partners to continue to deliver on the ground. Armed forces...
UN remembers ‘unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty’ of the Holocaust
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Mr. Guterres described rising antisemitism, intolerance and proliferating Holocaust denials, in which “no society is immune”...
More than 50 million worldwide hit by urban conflict
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Pointing to scores of schools and healthcare facilities damaged during fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza last year, he remembered that nearly 800,000...
Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust: Guterres tells synagogue ceremony
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People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. His appeal...
UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport
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In the spirit of “mutual understanding, hard work and fair play”, the top UN official noted that athletes competing from around the world “have a...
UN chief calls for action to put out ‘5-alarm global fire’
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At heart, these challenges all represent failures in global governance, the UN chief said, as many of today’s multilateral frameworks are simply outdated and no...
UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict
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Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains...
Tonga: The UN stands ready to provide support after volcano eruption and tsunami
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“The United Nations offices in the Pacific are closely monitoring the situation and are on standby to provide support if requested. The Secretary-General is grateful...