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Ukraine: Crisis chief calls for ‘humanitarian pause’, urgent UN aid arrives, WHO condemns healthcare attacks

New York: Amin Awad, the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, called on Saturday for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, as UN aid supplies arrive in the country. more

Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing

New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed dismay on Wednesday over the sentencing of Russian opposition politician and activist Aleksei Navalny, and urged the authorities to ...

Millions of migrants across Russia, Central Asia, ‘teetering on the brink’, as UN launches urgent appeal

New York : The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an urgent $7 million appeal on Thursday, to ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian ...

1.7 mln Syrian refugees wish to return home: Russian center

Moscow (Xinhua/UNI): Around 1.7 million Syrian refugees registered in foreign countries are hoping to return to their homeland, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reconcili ...

Over 900 Syrian refugees return home from abroad over past 24 hours: Russian Military

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI): More than 900 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Cent ...