The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

'The UN Security council cannot work if Russia is hell bent on war'

Political Editor Nigel Nelson explains why the system can't work when one country is the aggressor - and the signals that change could be on the way

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022

U.N. chief speaks with Ukraine president, says U.N. to boost aid

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday, telling him the world body plans to "enhance humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine", a U.N. spokesperson said.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

Universities reopen six months after Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have returned to classrooms.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022

Over 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began, UN says

UNHCR says the exodus the is fast-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

Axios · Feb 26, 2022

Putin's Kremlin inner circle explained - former spy chief to Deep Purple fan

Vladimir Putin is one of the most powerful men in the world, but who are the people that surround him in the Kremlin? From a former spy chief to a Deep Purple fan, we look into the Russian leader's inner circle

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022

Rare applause from UN Security Council after observing moment of silence for Ukrainian victims

Moment comes after Ukrainian ambassador to the UN asks for ‘a moment of complete silence to pray, or to mediate if you do not believe in God’

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Exodus from Ukraine: A night spent with civilians fleeing Russia's invasion

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been fleeing the Russian invasion since Thursday and are trying to reach neighbouring Poland. The chaotic evacuation, with dozens of kilometres of traffic jams on the Ukrainian side, foreshadows a large-scale humanitarian crisis. Mehdi Chebil, FRANCE 24’s correspondent on the ground, reports.

France 24 · Feb 26, 2022

Zelensky says Kyiv still under Ukraine’s control and he will arm anyone who will fight Russians

As fierce street clashes commence in capital, president pushes for urgent ascension to European Union

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine: Tens of thousands flee to Poland amid Russian attacks

Nine reception centres have been set up along border in Poland, which already has community of 1.5 million Ukrainians.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022

UN Refugee Agency: Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians Have Fled

Nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries in the wake of Russian invasion, the UN refugee agency said on Saturday. The number was going up fast as Ukrainians grabbed their belongings and rushed to escape from a deadly Russian onslaught on their nation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022