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U.N. investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said on Friday it was investigating allegations that dozens of people were massacred in the centre of the country.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia: stop gaslighting on power plant

Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations accused Russia on Friday of lying about its takeover of the country's biggest nuclear power plant and warned that thousands of people living nearby would be endangered if operations there are disturbed.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Food prices jump 20.7% yr/yr to hit record high in Feb, U.N. agency says

(This March 4 story corrects to replace year-on-year pct change in headline and first paragraph to 20.7% from 24.1% after FAO issued an official correction)

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

UN official urges Libyans to work towards elections

The U.N.’s top official for Libya has urged the country’s divided factions to refrain from violence and agree on a framework for the future

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Commentary: The UN should kick Russia off the Security Council

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed the world. While Ukrainians try to defend themselves and call for collective self-defense, millions of people in the free world plead for action. The post-World War II international political order is failing. But it has not yet fallen: The United Nations still can…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

No damage to reactors at Ukraine's Zaporozhzhia nuclear plant -IAEA chief

No damage was done to the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant and there was no release of radioactive material after a projectile hit a nearby building on the site overnight, U.N. atomic chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Russian seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant sparks worries about radiation monitoring

Russia's seizure of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant has raised fears about access to radiation data, atomic experts said, although they stressed they did not see immediate radiological risks and a U.N. watchdog said its reactors were undamaged.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Iran nuclear talks appear near climax, but no deal yet

Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appeared to near a climax with talk of an imminent ministerial meeting as a U.N. report on Thursday showed Iran is most of the way to amassing enough enriched uranium for one bomb if purified further.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Civilian casualties rise in Ukraine, 249 dead, 553 injured - UN

The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday that it had confirmed 249 civilians have been killed and 553 injured in Ukraine during the first week of the conflict following Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Iran nearing nuclear bomb yardstick as enriched uranium stock grows

The stock of enriched uranium amassed by Iran in breach of its 2015 nuclear deal is growing to the point that its most highly-enriched material is most of the way to a common bomb yardstick, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog showed on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022