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Russia's UN Security Council veto blocked the renewal of the panel of experts tasked with investigating violations of sanctions tied to North Korea's banned nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Mar. 29
UN
The move was met with criticism, including by S. Korea's foreign ministry, which said Russia had made an "irresponsible decision" despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Mar. 29
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons as he warns the West against its support for Ukraine, which Moscow invaded more than two years ago.
Mar. 18
Zelensky
The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council dismissed Zelensky’s peace plan and the offer of a Swiss-hosted peace conference with an unrestrained over-the-top counterproposal.
Mar. 17
War in Ukraine
The investigators said they compiled their latest report after speaking to more than 800 people during 16 separate visits to Ukraine.
Mar. 15
UN
Tikhanovskaya called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene, saying that other Belarusian political prisoners had also been cut off from the outside world.
Mar. 8
War in Ukraine
Landmine contamination in Ukraine is mind-boggling, but Kyiv is slowly attacking the problem in the three main areas of the UN’s five pillars.
Mar. 1
UN
Friday’s speech at the UN Security Council by Poland’s Foreign Minister took aim at and “corrected” the comments used by Russia’s UN ambassador to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Feb. 26
UN
Of almost 350 statements on Ukraine made by the UN press center since February 2022, almost half refer to attacks on civilian targets or other breaches of humanitarian law by Moscow’s forces.
Feb. 24
UN
"We can also see that in these two years, global security has only deteriorated. More and more wars and conflicts are flaring up across the globe," Kuleba said.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
The exact number of casualties is impossible to establish, with both sides giving little information about their losses, to avoid undermining morale among the troops and wider public.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
The “United for Ukraine” event in London was a powerful blend of cultural celebration and international solidarity. Yet beneath the surface of unity, complex geopolitical tensions reveal divisions.
Feb. 22
War in Ukraine
Reflecting on the Feb. 24 second anniversary of the full-scale invasion, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that some 3.7 million people remain displaced within Ukraine.
Feb. 22
Ukraine
UN Chief in Ukraine says humanitarian assistance remains a lifeline for millions of Ukrainians, and community recovery will have to co-exist with it.
Feb. 17
War in Ukraine
The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March 2023 on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Feb. 8
Ukraine
In a preliminary ruling in March 2022, the ICJ sided with Ukraine and ordered Russia to halt its invasion immediately.
Feb. 2
A live broadcast on North Korean state TV saw seven members of Putin’s delegation thrown out for unknowingly breaking protocol by entering before the “Supreme Leader.”
Jun. 20