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May 09, 2022
UN chief condemns Ukraine school bombing, welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
CHISINAU — Chisinau in spring — there are chestnut trees in bloom, music pouring from sidewalk cafés, children and young people everywhere. However, it just seems peaceful in the capital of Moldova, if you listen you can hear everyone speaking about the war, discussing the latest news from Ukraine and exchanging alarming prognoses.Since Feb. 24, over 450, 000 refugees have crossed the Ukraine border, and about a hundred thousand have temporarily settled in with Moldova’s four million people.As its citizens await a visit from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN News visited the country.TransformationFrom Odessa, Natalia and her one-year-old daughter currently live at the exhibition complex MoldExpo, which has been transform into a refugees center.“I was offered to go to...
May 08, 2022
Moldova — a small country with a big heart
KIEV — Authorities in eastern Ukraine fear up to 60 people were killed when Russian forced bombed a school where they were taking shelter in the village of Bilohorivka.The attack happened on Saturday evening, and Serhiy Gaidai — governor of Luhansk region — said about 90 people were inside the school when it was hit, causing a fire, which engulfed the building."The fire was extinguished after nearly four hours, then the rubble was cleared, and, unfortunately, the bodies of two people were found," Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday, confirming the first two fatalities."Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of whom were injured. Sixty people were likely to have died under the rubble of buildings."Russian shelling also killed two boys,...
May 08, 2022
Authorities fear 60 dead after Russia bombs Ukrainian school
May 08, 2022
WHO begins gathering war crimes evidence of Russian attacks on health facilities
May 08, 2022
Sinn Fein seals historic Northern Ireland election win
May 07, 2022
Conflict taking 'heavy toll' on Russian units, says UK intel
May 07, 2022
Macron inaugurated for second term in office
BELFAST — Sinn Fein, an Irish nationalist party, is on course to win the most seats in Northern Ireland in a historic first on Friday evening, according to partial results.Those results appeared to confirm earlier polls that it would become the largest force in the province's assembly.Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Fein's leader in Northern Ireland, called it a "historic day" and said the party would "work hard for everyone."Since the founding of Northern Ireland, the Protestant-majority state has been led by pro-British unionist politicians.If the results are confirmed, Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, would receive the post of first minister in Belfast.The party has been campaigning on economic issues, presenting itself as a progressive force but...
May 07, 2022
Sinn Fein looks set for historic Northern Ireland election win
May 07, 2022
WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
GENEVA — Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based violence.“We’re anticipating numbers in terms of all forms of violence against children to be in the tens of thousands for sure,” said Aaron Greenberg, UNICEF’s regional child protection advisor for Europe & Central Asia.Plight of thousandsBefore Feb 24, Ukraine’s orphanages, boarding schools and other institutions for youngsters, housed more than 91,000 children, around half with disabilities.Today, only around one-third of that number have returned home, including...
May 07, 2022
UNICEF highlights devastating mental health dangers for Ukraine’s children
