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May 13, 2022
Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war
May 13, 2022
Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets
NEW YORK — Amidst rising tensions, a months-long political stalemate and increasing speculation about yet another conflict in Europe, the international community must stand firm behind a peaceful, unified Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday.High Representative Christian Schmidt said that more than 26 years after the signing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace – known as the Dayton Accords – citizens are once again talking about the possibility of another conflict, posing the risk of inflammatory incidents.“The conflict in Ukraine, not so far away, is a sobering reminder that even in the 21st century, another war on European soil is not an impossibility,” he stressed.Outlining the main challenges, Mr. Schmidt said that...
May 12, 2022
Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; Unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 12, 2022
UN labor agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to Ukraine war
May 11, 2022
UK will defend Sweden if attacked, Johnson promises after signing security assurance deal
May 11, 2022
Facemasks to be scrapped on flights in Europe
KYIV — Almost 76 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, countless civilians remain caught up in the horror and destruction of war, UN rights investigators said on Tuesday.The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine confirmed that more than 3,380 civilians have been killed since 24 February, and over 3,680 injured.“We heard about snipers on roofs who would just shoot fairly randomly at civilians when they would cross the road, I assume as a form of trying to keep people in their houses and discourage them from going out,” said Mission head Matilda Bogner.Once it is safe enough for rights monitors to access front-line locations, the actual number of victims is expected to be many thousands more, including in the devastated southern port city of Mariupol, Bogner added.“During my...
May 11, 2022
UN rights office probe spotlights harrowing plight of Ukraine civilians
CHISINAU — On the second day of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ visit to Chisinau, he drew attention to a migration crisis without refugee camps, as 95 percent of Ukrainians are living with Moldovan families.“People have opened their homes and their hearts to the Ukrainians”, he said, in admiration for the hospitality being extended to the refugees.Vasiliy and Klavdia Turkanu, a retired couple, have taken in a mother, daughter and grandmother– all refugees from Nikolayev. And previously, they had hosted two men from Odessa.“We understand what they are going through," Klavdia said sadly, assuring that their guests are welcome to stay until the end of the war.“We become homesick when traveling. And they can’t go back home”.Her husband wondered, “why do people...
May 11, 2022
Moldovans open their borders, homes and hearts: UN chief
May 11, 2022
Putin preparing for long war, US intelligence says
May 10, 2022
‘We are not fighting against Russia’, says EU's top diplomat Borrell
