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The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

The close connection between migration, human rights and climate change is increasingly self-evident, as "natural disasters" related to that linkage loom in many parts of the world. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) estimates that about 22.5 million people migrate each year within and across…

Bangkok Post

Timeline: Week three of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Intensified bombardment of several cities, tighter sanctions and some evacuations mark the third week of war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Beyond sanctions: 5 more ways New Zealand can help support Ukraine and punish Russia

The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine has already seen New Zealand break with long diplomatic tradition and introduce an “autonomous” sanctions regime outside the normal United Nations process.

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United Nations votes are not black and white

Delegations do not vote for or against other countries; they vote for themselves

The Hindu

UN Warns Libya Could Be Divided Again, Urges 2022 Elections

The United Nations' political chief warned Wednesday that Libya could again see two rival administrations and a return to instability, calling for elections as soon as possible to unify the oil-rich North African nation. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council she is encouraged by support for a UN…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN international court of justice orders Russia to halt invasion of Ukraine

Judge says court in The Hague has seen no evidence to support Kremlin’s justification for the war

The Guardian - UK

U.N. raises only $1.3 billion of over $4 billion sought for Yemen 2022 AID -OCHA head

The United Nations received only $1.3 billion in pledges on Wednesday towards a $4.27 billion aid plan this year for war-torn Yemen, where a humanitarian drive had seen funding dry up even before global attention turned to the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Marina Ovsyannikova: Who is the Russian journalist who protested on state-run TV?

The editor has been handed a fine following her demonstration during a live news broadcast

The Independent UK

Possible Chinese intervention in the war on Ukraine should ring alarm bells for NZ

Geoffrey Miller puts NZ’s new humanitarian visa policy for Ukrainians under the microscope and considers the implications of claims of a potential role for China in Ukraine

Newsroom.co.nz

How close are China and Russia and where does Beijing stand on Ukraine?

Putin and Xi have said the bonds between their two countries have ‘no limits’ but what does this mean in practice?

The Guardian - UK

Why did Saudi Arabia execute 81 people as controversial football bids come to light

Future business relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia remain controversial due to human rights abuses. Bids for English football clubs are also under scrutiny after the execution of 81 people

Daily Mirror

Why M&S, Burger King and other businesses are still open on Russia's high streets

Companies such as McDonald's Coca Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Unilever, KFC and Pizza Hut have all stopped trading in Russia as well as stopping imports and exports

Chronicle Live

How many people have died in Yemen as Boris Johnson begs Saudi Arabia for oil

As Russia's harsh attacks on Ukraine continues, Boris Johnson has arrived in Saudi Arabia to beg for help reduce dependence on Russian oil. Meanwhile, 81 people have been executed in Saudi after opposing their county's brutal regime.

Daily Mirror

U.S. pledges $585 million in new aid for Yemen in 2022 -Blinken

The United States on Wednesday pledged almost $585 million in new humanitarian aid for Yemen for 2022 as part of a United Nations-led drive to increase assistance to millions of Yemenis suffering dire shortages due to the 8-year-old conflict.

Reuters

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The Conversation

Algeria and Libya are unlikely to plug Europe's energy gap

The ramifications of the Russian war on Ukraine are being felt across the world. The effects are likely to be particularly acute for countries in North Africa. The region is a major exporter of energy and raw material, and has had complex, sometimes contentions, relations with Europe, the US and…

Wales Online

Home for Ukraine: How to sign up as a host for Ukrainian refugees

It is hoped that tens of thousands of people will be accommodated under the scheme

The Independent UK

Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme hard to understand, says refugee charity

Refugees At Home co-founder Sara Nathan said the ‘detail is sketchy’ and she did not know what safeguards were being put in place.

Daily Mirror

Paralysed Ukrainian model spends 5 days escaping Kyiv to appear on US catwalk

Oksana Kononets, 29, from Kyiv in Ukraine made the treacherous journey out of the country after the Russian invasion last month - and has since fulfilled her dream of appearing in a catwalk show

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Their Countries Are on Opposite Sides of a War, but They Stand United

San Francisco’s Volodymyr Markovetskyy is from Ukraine. His teammates Yauhen Massalski and Dzmitry Ryuny are from Belarus. Together, they have a simple plea: ‘Stop the war.’

Dynamite News

Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'

Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.

The Guardian - UK

Calls for ‘blue corridor’ to let stranded seafarers leave Ukraine war zone

Unions and shipping bodies urge safe passage from Black Sea and Sea of Azov after missile strikes and at least one death reported

Roll Call

Spending deal undercuts Biden's UN climate pledge - Roll Call

The new spending law provides just one-third of the money the White House, the House and Senate wanted for international climate programs.

The Independent UK

Nearly one child a second has become a refugee since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says UN

Every minute, 55 children are fleeing Ukraine, Unicef says

Bangkok Post

Singapore court rejects appeals by 3 men on death row

A Singapore court on Wednesday rejected appeals by three men sentenced to death for drugs offences despite criticism from the United Nations and rights campaigners.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Says Cooperation with African Partners a ‘Top Priority’

The Egyptian government views cooperation with African nations as a “top priority,” said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, whose country concluded training workshops for 32 envoys from 11 African states, in addition to India, Armenia and Sri Lanka, in partnership with the World Food Program (WFP) through the Luxor Coordination Center…

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