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Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital

New York: 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. more

Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians

New York: Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supp ...

Protesters rally outside Belarusian embassy in Kiev

Kiev/Sputnik: Ukrainian and Belarusian protesters gathered on Sunday outside the Belarusian embassy in Kiev to protest suspected vote rigging at last week's presidential election.

Political solution ‘long overdue’ to protect the children of eastern Ukraine

New York: Nearly half a million children in eastern Ukraine continue to face “grave risks” to their physical health and psychological well-being, the UN Children’s Fund ...

Human cost of Ukraine conflict is growing, Security Council told

New York, July 17 (JEN): The human cost of the conflict in Ukraine is growing, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, during a briefing on the current situation in t ...

Ukraine: 750,000 children at risk of losing access to safe drinking water, warns UN

New York, June 17(Just Earth News): With the recent escalation of hostilities damaging vital water infrastructure in eastern Ukraine, at least 750,000 children are at imminent risk of being ...

Thousands of children out of school as classrooms shelled in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week's surge in fighting, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and it ...

Ukraine: UN warns 700,000 children at risk due to severely damaged heating systems

New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : About 700,000 children in Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine are in danger of the potential failure of the heating systems during the winter mon ...

As shelling batters Ukraine's cities, country's children increasingly in danger - UN

New York, Jan 28 (JEN) The continued shelling of Ukraine's urban centres serves as a shocking reminder of the price being paid by the country's children and families, a UN Children's Fund (U ...

Ukraine: UN political chief says adverse security conditions hampering full access to crash site

New York, Sept 20 (JEN) Two months after the crash of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine that killed 298 people on board, the top United Nations political official updated the Security ...