Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population — Global Issues

Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population — Global Issues

Before dawn on 24 February, Kharkiv took a fierce hit. Within 24 hours, Russian troops had reached the northern suburbs, just 30 kilometres from the Ukraine-Russia border. Despite outnumbering the Ukrainian forces, the invading army was unable to enter the city. “I am from Kharkiv, from the largest residential area…

Urgent agreement needed to end fighting around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — Global Issues

Urgent agreement needed to end fighting around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — Global Issues

Recent weeks have seen an escalation in shelling in and around Europe’s largest nuclear facility.  The Council meeting was requested by Russia, whose forces have occupied the plant since March, or shortly after the start of the war, while Ukrainian personnel continue to carry out their on-site operations.  ‘Suicidal’ threat …

UN chief ends Europe trip with visit to ‘vessels of hope’ — Global Issues

UN chief ends Europe trip with visit to ‘vessels of hope’ — Global Issues

Mr. Guterres flew into Istanbul on Saturday morning from Chisinau, Moldova – where he was hosted for a working dinner with President Maia Sandu the previous evening – and boarded a pilot boat in the Sea of Marmara, where he sailed next to the M/V Brave Commander, the World Food…

‘Open wallets’ and ‘hearts’ for developing countries to purchase Ukrainian grain — Global Issues

‘Open wallets’ and ‘hearts’ for developing countries to purchase Ukrainian grain — Global Issues

Ships carrying grain have been leaving there under a recent UN-brokered agreement, and Mr. Guterres said Odesa was a symbol of what countries can achieve when they work together for the common good.  Speaking to journalists, the UN chief revealed that it was a moving experience to be at the…

UN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port — Global Issues

UN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port — Global Issues

“Tomorrow, he will join President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a meeting hosted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq told a regular press briefing in New York. “He will go on to visit Odesa and then Istanbul in the following days,” he added. Checking the grain…

Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal — Global Issues

Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal — Global Issues

This will be the first shipment of humanitarian food assistance under the Black Sea Grain Initiative signed last month by Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye.  WFP said the development marks “another important step in efforts to reintegrate Ukrainian food into global markets and get it to countries worst affected by the…

Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine — Global Issues

Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine — Global Issues

“The terrible tragedy of war highlights historic policy choices made in the past that badly affect children with disabilities,” the Special Rapporteurs said. The independent experts flagged that “Ukraine faces the daunting task of reinventing many of its social and economic systems when this war is finally brought to an…

Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement — Global Issues

Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement — Global Issues

The Aarhus Convention, adopted in 1998, also requires that individuals exercising these rights are not persecuted, penalized or harassed for doing so.  Belarus’s President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on 18 July effectively ending the country’s participation.  Withdrawal is scheduled to take effect on 24 October, in line with article…

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR — Global Issues

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR — Global Issues

“Very sad news from the Aegean: Dozens of people are missing after a boat sank off the island of Rhodes this morning (Wednesday),” UNHCR’s office in Greece said in a tweet. News media reported that the vessel sank at dawn after setting sail from southern Türkiye yesterday, heading for Italy….