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Evening Standard Ukraine appeal raises more than £40,000

They flee desperately by car, by coach, by train or on foot – any way they can. As a huge 40-mile convoy of Russian military weaponry approached Kyiv on the seventh day of fighting, thousands of terrified Ukrainian families were on the move with the United Nations reporting that 660,000…

Evening Standard

US Mobilizes Int’l Efforts to Increase Humanitarian Aid to Yemen

The United States continues its diplomatic and political efforts to increase the humanitarian aid provided to Yemen and urge the conflicting parties to cease “hostile acts” and comprehensively participate in the UN-led political process for peace. US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking voiced the administration’s position during his visit…

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World Bank Announces More than $1 bn in Aid for Afghanistan

The World Bank on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, stating the money will go to UN agencies and international NGOs while remaining "outside the control" of the country's Taliban rulers. The reallocation from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) follows the $280 million in…

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Help the children of Ukraine by donating to our Refugees Welcome campaign

Refugees Welcome: Today we announce that Save the Children will be the second beneficiary of our campaign’s fundraising appeal

The Independent UK

Indonesia dismisses UN experts' call to probe alleged abuses in Papua

JAKARTA: Indonesia has dismissed a call by United Nations human rights experts for independent investigations into reports of "shocking abuses" against indigenous Papuans, saying that the Southeast Asian nation has already tackled the accusations.

Bangkok Post

UN to Take First Step towards 'Historic' Plastic Treaty

The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is poised to adopt a resolution creating an intergovernmental committee to negotiate…

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Indonesia dismisses U.N. experts' call to probe alleged abuses in Papua

Indonesia has dismissed a call by United Nations human rights experts for independent investigations into reports of "shocking abuses" against indigenous Papuans, saying that the Southeast Asian nation has already tackled the accusations.

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Patients dying as conflict prevents supplies reaching Tigray hospitals

Medics unable to keep babies alive, says doctor, as Ethiopia’s civil war creates desperate shortages of drugs, oxygen, fuel and food

The Guardian - UK

Top UN Court to Hold Ukraine War Hearings

The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine, as fighting intensifies. The Hague-based ICJ, the United Nations' top court, will open the public hearings after Ukraine lodged a complaint with the court to order Russia to…

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Russian Airborne Troops Land in Ukraine's Second City Kharkiv

Russian forces landed in Ukraine's second biggest city on Wednesday and triggered immediate clashes in the streets of Kharkiv, the military said, following Moscow's relentless air assault across the ex-Soviet state. The airborne operation came as US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "dictator", warning the sanction campaign to…

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Most of the World Lines up against Moscow, Attacks Intensify

Most of the world lined up against Moscow in the United Nations on Wednesday to demand it withdraw from Ukraine, as invading Russian forces renewed their bombardment of the country's second-biggest city, menaced its capital and besieged its strategic ports. Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since…

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U.N. General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

Reuters

UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia

A United Nations report says a staggering 143 million people will likely be uprooted over the next 30 years by rising seas, searing temperatures and other climate calamities

The Independent UK

Ukraine facing humanitarian crisis amid relentless Russian missile attacks

Shelling of residential areas leaves hundreds dead and forces more than 800,000 to flee countryRussia-Ukraine crisis: live news

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Daily Mirror

Russian troops 'in disarray and crying’ as some mutiny on warship, reports claim

Messages picked up between young Russian soldiers by British intelligence company ShadowBreak Intl showed some in tears and scared while complaining at firing at "civilians"

AAP

New Zealand sends aid not guns to Ukraine

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she expects to pass legislation to increase sanctions on Russia next week.

Reuters

Ukraine's second city heavily bombed as U.N. assembly denounces Russia

Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv, suffered heavy bombardment on Wednesday as Russia's week-long invasion was denounced by the United Nations in a historic vote and dozens of countries referred Moscow to be probed for potential war crimes.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine: what we know on day seven of Russia’s invasion

Authorities in Kherson deny Russian claims forces have captured first city of invasion, Russian paratroops have landed in Kharkiv, and Joe Biden attacks Putin in his State of the Union address

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Foreign Affairs

The Beginning of the End for Putin?

Dictatorships Look Stable—Until They Aren’t

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's emotional plea gains standing ovation from European parliament, brings interpreters to tears

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the European Union to prove that it stands with Ukraine in its war with Russia, a day after signing an official request to join the bloc.

France 24

As it happened: UN General Assembly overwhelmingly reprimands Russia for Ukraine invasion

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow withdraw its military forces. On the Ukrainian frontlines, Russian paratroopers landed in the second-largest city Kharkiv on Wednesday as troops besieged Kherson in southern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: UNGA votes to demand Russian withdrawal

Russia-Ukraine news from March 2: UN General Assembly resolution condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Russia Ukraine war: How you can help vulnerable victims at risk because of conflict

Save the Children is working to deliver supplies to families in Ukraine and to refugees who have fled the country. The charity says an estimated 7.5million young Ukrainians are at risk because of the conflict

Chronicle Live

Ukraine evening update: Prime Minister says government is not actively backing volunteers going to fight

The Prime Minister rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s calls for British forces to actively join the effort.

Daily Mirror

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of killing 'peaceful Ukrainian people'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky released a social media video in which he slammed Russia’s murderous aerial assault on the city of Kharkiv - one of the biggest cities of the country

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