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More than 4.6 million Ukrainians have now fled the war, the United Nations said Tuesday, though the smaller numbers of new refugees are arriving in a more vulnerable condition.

Executive director for UN women says allegations of rape and sexual violence must be independently verified.

The true total of the desperate plight of Ukraine’s youngsters was ‘almost certainly much higher’’, Unicef warned

Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine, with young children the most vulnerable to the worsening drought in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday. "Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding…

‘They have been forced to leave everything behind’, Unicef representative says

Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait called on his African counterparts to adopt a unified African vision on issues of financing and climate change. He proposed holding several joint preparatory meetings in light of Cairo’s preparations for the COP27 Climate Summit, which will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh Red Sea…

Many western nations are seeking to boost supplies of energy in light of Putin’s war – whether clean or not

Oil producers have always been an easy target at the United Nations’ annual climate summits. This year, with Russia’s war in Ukraine boosting demand for fossil fuels, they’re preparing to fight back.

‘The brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags’, UN official tells security council

A spokesman for Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has denied using chemical weapons to uproot Ukrainian troops in the port city of Mariupol

At least 142 children have been verified as dead in the conflict which has seen two thirds of Ukrainian youngsters fleeing their homes