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Broader war in Ukraine could displace 15 million - Swiss minister

A broader war in Ukraine could displace 15 million people, Switzerland's justice minister said on Friday, citing estimates from the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR.

Reuters

Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways

As Russia continues to target houses, apartment buildings, hospitals and civilians in Ukraine, there are mounting calls from international aid groups to safely evacuate and protect Ukrainians caught in the war.

The Conversation

More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UN says

More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 11, the U.N. migration agency said on its website on Friday.

Reuters

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Editorial: California housing costs an obstacle for Ukraine's refugees

Russia's unprovoked invasion has displaced some 2 million Ukrainians in less than two weeks, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, making it "the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II." At our best, Americans and especially Californians take pride in our capacity to welcome the world's…

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Security Council to hear Russian claim of US labs in Ukraine

The U_N_ Security Council will meet Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims are “the military biological activities of the U_S_ on the territory of Ukraine.”

The Independent UK

More than 2.3 million have fled Ukraine - IOM

More than 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 10, of whom more than 112,000 are third-country nationals, the U.N. migration agency IOM said on its website on Thursday.

Reuters

US tells China: Give UN rights chief wide access in Xinjiang

The United States wants China’s government to give “unhindered and unsupervised access” to the U.N. human rights chief when she visits China and its western Xinjiang region in May

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U.S. tells China to give UN access to Xinjiang to probe Uyghur treatment

The United States called on China on Wednesday to ensure that a planned visit by U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet includes "unhindered and unsupervised access" to all areas of the Xinjiang region to investigate treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

Reuters

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief heading to Turkey site of Russia-Ukraine meeting

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will fly on Thursday to the Turkish city of Antalya, where the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine plan to meet, he said on Wednesday, strongly suggesting he would discuss Ukrainian nuclear safety with them.

Reuters

U.N. Libya adviser aims for elections agreement this month

A senior United Nations Libya official is seeking agreement this month on election laws and constitutional arrangements, she told Reuters on Wednesday, with rival factions locked in a dangerous stand-off.

Reuters

IAEA says no critical impact on safety after power loss at Chernobyl

The loss of power at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine does not have any critical impact on safety, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

EU says leads walkout from IAEA board over 'unacceptable' Russia remarks

The European Union led a walkout of delegates from a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors on Wednesday in protest at "unacceptable" remarks by Russia, the EU ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Reuters

U.N. investigators urges U.S. to probe attacks in Syria

U.N. war crimes investigators urged the United States on Wednesday to carry out thorough probes into civilian casualties caused by the U.S. air strikes in Syria to ensure that those responsible for any violations are held to account.

Reuters

Ukraine to pull troops and equipment from U.N. missions

Ukraine will repatriate troops and equipment, including helicopters, involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe to bolster defences at home in the face of Russia's invasion, a U.N. official said.

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Ukraine sees risk of radiation leak at Chernobyl, IAEA sees 'no critical impact' on safety

Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw "no critical impact on security".

Reuters

IAEA loses contact with safeguards monitoring systems at Chernobyl

Systems monitoring nuclear material at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl in Ukraine, which were taken over by Russian forces last month, have stopped transmitting data to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, it said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Very little time left to save Iran nuclear deal, U.S. says

There is very little time left for diplomacy to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear talks, the United States said in a statement to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors on Tuesday.

Reuters

Civilian death toll in Ukraine now 474 but more casualties reported -U.N.

The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that it had verified 1,335 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 474 killed and 861 injured, since Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24.

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The Independent UK

UN rights chief to visit Xinjiang as groups press for report

The U.N. human rights chief says her office and China’s government have reached an agreement for her to visit in May the western region of Xinjiang, where human rights groups and Western governments have alleged that genocide and other crimes are being carried out against the predominantly Muslim minority group…

Reuters

China says protects free speech within limits, welcomes Bachelet visit to Xinjiang in May

Freedom of expression is protected in China but cannot be an excuse to put anyone above the law, a Chinese envoy to the U.N. said on Tuesday after the U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced concern at arrests and prison terms for critics there.

Reuters

UN climate chief: Ukraine crisis must not delay global action

As Patricia Espinosa prepares to step down as U.N. climate chief, she has a warning for the world: Russia's invasion of Ukraine must not distract leaders from the escalating climate crisis.

Reuters

Flow of refugees from Ukraine rises to 2 million people, UNHCR head says

The number of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine has now increased to 2 million, the head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.N. rights boss Bachelet says China visit agreed in May, including Xinjiang

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, "foreseen" in May, and said that she had already raised the cases of some critics who have been arrested for speaking out.

Reuters

U.N. rights boss decries clampdown, arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia

The ability to criticise public policy in Russia, particularly its invasion of Ukraine, is narrowing, with some 12,700 people unlawfully detained in anti-war protests, the top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Trapped civilians in Ukraine must be allowed to leave safely -UN's Bachelet

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for civilians trapped in active hostilities in numerous areas of Ukraine to be able to leave safely.

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