Diplomacy & Crisis News

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Already at least 70,000 people have fled the country since the Russian invasion.

Perpetrators responsible for recent escalating violence in Unity state, South Sudan, must be held accountable, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said in a statement on Friday. 

How to punish Putin without devastating Europe’s economy remains a challenge.

Three critical ways the crisis in Ukraine will determine the region’s future

“Concerned about providing lethal aid before the war started,” the Democratic congressman is now more “open” to helping Ukraine.

Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which examines developments over the past year. 

As the Syrian war has driven poverty and hunger to levels higher than at any previous point, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Friday that he would continue to focus on engaging the parties to bring an end to the protracted conflict. 

Officials said the talks had become an arena for Russia to complain about NATO.

The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Friday for greater global solidarity to vaccinate the entire world against COVID-19.  

As Russian President Vladimir Putin claims “denazification,” Ukrainians compare him to Adolf Hitler.

The new U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy shows the White House is keeping its focus on the region even as it grapples with Russian aggression in Ukraine.

She fled Kabul for safety in Kyiv. Now the 23-year-old is facing war again.

The impact of extreme weather on Madagascar is an example of the “runaway humanitarian needs” the world will face, unless it takes action to tackle the climate crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

India and the UAE remain on the fence, worried about relations with Moscow.

In a letter to the State Department, staff voice fears they will be abandoned amid the Russian onslaught.

Amid reported deadly missile attacks from Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000 people have likely been displaced by the violence. 

But early indicators suggest Moscow seeks full surrender of Ukrainian government.

Skyrocketing oil prices give Venezuela’s embattled leader less incentive to pursue sanctions relief.

President Zelensky has criticized the Western response as insufficient and has vowed to stay in Ukraine.