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Ukraine: $588 billion recovery cost over the next 10 years
Reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine will cost almost $588 billion over the next decade, or nearly three times the estimated GDP in 2025, as housing, energy and other critical sectors continue to come under fire from Russian forces.
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UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
The war in Ukraine remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety as a fifth year of combat looms, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog warned on Friday, citing continued risks to power supplies at nuclear sites vulnerable to fighting nearby
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Ukraine: Families in ‘survival mode’ amid Russian strikes and deadly cold
Families across Ukraine are in “constant survival mode” amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone strikes that have left blocks without power for days at a time, while temperatures plunge to deadly lows, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark
UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to keep energy services up and running in Ukraine, and families warm amid freezing winter temperatures, following a large-scale overnight attack
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General Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war
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Ukraine suffers renewed, massive Russian airstrikes overnight
In Ukraine, people across the country have been dealing with the aftermath of a massive Russian bombing raid that lasted into the early hours of Monday, reportedly killing four, including a teenage girl
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Guterres warns against loss of ‘fragile’ diplomatic momentum over Ukraine
Speaking at a high-level briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, the UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the international community cannot afford to lose “fragile” diplomatic momentum over ending the war with Russia
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First Person: On Ukraine’s frontlines, humanitarians risk all to bring hope
UN aid worker Viktoriia Tiutiunnyk embodies the resilience and compassion driving humanitarian efforts on the frontlines of the battle for Ukraine. Displaced from the Luhansk region following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, she now helps others to navigate the trauma of displacement.
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Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians
At least 11 civilians were killed and over 130 injured in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, reported on Thursday.
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‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity, UN investigators report
Russian drone attacks against civilians in the Kherson region of Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, independent UN-appointed human rights investigators concluded in a new report published on Wednesday.
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UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using powerful explosive weapons in populated areas.
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Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace
The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
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Is There a Role for Blue Helmets in Ukraine?
Explore the challenges and possibilities of deploying peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, including the role of the UN, EU-led coalitions.
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