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India abstains in two UNGA votes on Ukraine humanitarian crisis

It also abstains in UNSC on Russia’s resolution on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

The Hindu · Mar 24, 2022

NATO pledges humanitarian aid, sanctions, but falls shorts of Ukraine President Zelenskyy's pleas for weapons

NATO says it will tighten sanctions against Moscow and send more military aid to Ukraine, but falls short of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pleas for help.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs agree on need for 'firm responses' after launch -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart agreed that firm responses, including at the United Nations, were necessary after North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya warrant UN intervention

Letter: When individual states fail to protect their own populations, the international community must be prepared to act, writes Chris Hughes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

IAEA aiming to deploy roughly 15-20 staff to Ukraine, U.S. lawmaker says

The U.N. atomic watchdog hopes to deploy around 15 to 20 staff to Ukraine's nuclear facilities if an agreement with Kyiv and Moscow is reached on ensuring safety there, a U.S. congressman said on Thursday after a meeting with the watchdog's chief.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Half of Ukraine’s children now displaced by Russia’s war

The United Nations children’s agency says Russia’s invasion has displaced half of Ukraine’s children

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

War in Ukraine could lead to food riots in poor countries, warns WTO boss

Exclusive: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says impact of conflict on food prices and hunger could be substantial

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

World’s food supply faces ‘disaster upon catastrophe’ because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

World Food Programme boss says ‘if you think we’ve got hell on earth now, just get ready’, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Arsenal loanee Hector Bellerin says "it's racist" Russia-Ukraine War gets more attention

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dominated the front pages during the last month, yet Hector Bellerin has questioned why other conflicts haven't received the same attention

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022

Confirmed civilian death toll in Ukraine now exceeds 1,000 - U.N

The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that at least 1,035 people have been killed and 1,650 wounded in one month of war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022