The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Biden official on Haiti: 'Incredibly complex, challenging.' Still no respite in sight

The Biden administration is defending the slow pace of financial sanctions against Haitian politicians and business leaders, saying that the United States’ evidentiary standard is much stricter than that of most countries and any decision needs to be corroborated by evidence.

Miami Herald · Feb 24, 2023

Trump set to remain 2024 favorite as GOP rivals walk on eggshells

Potential Republican candidates have been busy trying to define themselves while dancing around the elephant in the room.

Axios · Feb 24, 2023

Ukraine marks one year of war as UK and allies pledge ongoing support

In London, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lead a national minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of the war.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Russia isolated as U.N. marks one year of Ukraine war

The United Nations overwhelmingly isolated Russia on Thursday, marking one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine by calling for a "comprehensive, just and lasting peace" and again demanding Moscow withdraw its troops and stop fighting.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Rishi Sunak to urge G7 to ‘move faster’ to arm Ukraine on anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Only handing Kyiv a ‘decisive advantage on the battlefield’ will ‘shift Putin’s mindset’, PM to warn

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

UN calls for immediate Russian withdrawal from Ukraine

Resounding vote before anniversary of war sees 141 countries condemning Russian invasion with seven against and 32 abstentions

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Germany and China clash over west’s supply of weapons to Ukraine

Chinese diplomat accuses west of ‘adding fuel to fire’ as Annalena Baerbock calls on China to intervene

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

UN to vote on resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine

Ukraine’s supporters urged the U.N. General Assembly to vote for a resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities and withdraw from its neighbor on the eve of the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Ukraine a year on: the invasion changed NZ foreign policy – as the war drags on, cracks will begin to show

One year to the day since Russian tanks ran over the Ukraine border – and over the UN Charter and international law in the process – the world is less certain and more dangerous than ever. For New Zealand, the war has also presented a unique foreign policy challenge.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

100,000 Ukrainian civilian deaths: Shocking toll of Putin’s bloody invasion

Chief prosecutor says total number of dead could be more than 10 times official figures as country marks first anniversary of invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023