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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
Sudan was plunged into chaos in mid-April when months of simmering tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer
Wheat prices have risen more than 14% since Monday, when Russia pulled out of the grain deal, and corn prices are up more than 10%.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
Russia said it suspended the Black Sea Grain Initiative because the U.N. had failed to overcome obstacles to shipping its food and fertilizer to global markets.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
UN rebukes Russia, says it is blocking aid workers from area of Ukraine dam collapse
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t explicitly admit that Russia had blocked United Nations access, but told a conference call with reporters that Ukrainian attacks made a visit too risky.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
U.N. approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine
The nonbinding General Assembly resolution, considered a barometer of world opinion, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
At Davos, Zelensky urges allies to speed up the push against Russia
Ukraine's president spoke after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the world as being in a 'sorry state' because of interlinked challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2022
UN climate talks poised for deal creating disaster fund
According to the draft of the proposal from Egypt developed countries would be “urged” to contribute to the fund, which would also draw on other private and public sources of money such as international financial institutions.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
U.N. Security Council rejects Russia’s call for bio weapons probe
Russia circulated a 310-page document to council members last week alleging that military biological activity is taking place at biological laboratories in Ukraine with support from the U.S. Defense Department.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
U.N. nuclear agency to probe Russia claim of `dirty bombs’
Ukraine dismissed Moscow’s claim as an attempt to distract attention from the Kremlin’s own alleged plans to detonate a dirty bomb.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN charter in Ukraine, Biden tells world leaders
The president also pledges $2.9 billion in global food security aid to address shortages caused by the war and the effects of climate change, in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
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