United Nations
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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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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
‘Our world is in peril’: At U.N., leaders push for solutions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounds a note of hope by showing a photo of the first U.N.-chartered ship carrying grain from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa, where millions are headed toward famine.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
Turkey agrees to help rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure, including roads and bridges, and the Ukrainian president asks the UN chief to seek access to Ukrainian citizens whom the Russian occupiers have deported to Russia.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
UN chief criticizes ‘grotesque greed’ of oil, gas companies
Antonio Guterres calls it 'immoral' that the largest of them made nearly $100 billion in profits in the 1st quarter.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions, significantly lower than the vote on 2 resolutions the assembly adopted last month demanding an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, withdrawal of all Russian troops and protection for civilians.