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Over 40,000 Ukrainian military took part in UN peacekeeping operations over 30 years

At the moment, 246 Ukrainian forces are part of the stabilization effort in DR Congo.

18:25, 29.05.2021

UN chief warns of impending environmental disaster

According to Guterres, the Earth stands at the edge of the abyss.

14:00, 07.05.2021

UN suspects Russian mercenaries of murder, rape, looting in CAR – media

Between 800 and 2,000 Russian mercenaries are taking part in the war, investigation believes.

09:00, 06.05.2021

Zelensky backs UN Secretary-General's call for truce amid COVID-19

The two officials touched on the security situation in Donbas amid the build-up of Russian troops.

08:00, 22.04.2021

UN documents 43 cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea since Russian occupation

These were mostly abductions and kidnappings.

10:40, 01.04.2021

Almost 50 UN member states condemn Russia's actions in Crimea, Donbas – statement

It is stressed Russia is a party to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, not a mediator.

14:20, 27.03.2021

Almost 20 countries urge Russia to allow UN, OSCE, CoE envoys' access to occupied Crimea

The diplomats call on Russia to immediately end the occupation of Crimea.

12:20, 18.03.2021

U.S. welcomes Ukraine's initiative on Crimean Platform – U.S. envoy to UN

The envoy stressed that Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine is not, as Russia claims, an "internal Ukrainian conflict."

16:40, 13.03.2021

Iran slams UN investigator's report on PS752 downing

The investigator lacks authority to comment, Iran claimed.

12:20, 26.02.2021

EU urges UN to consider sanctions against Russia for Crimea occupation

The European Union remains steadfast in its commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.

16:30, 25.02.2021

Turkey declares non-recognition of Crimea annexation

The delegation to the UN has also voiced support for Crimean Tatars.

14:00, 24.02.2021

Ukraine's envoy to UN Kyslytsya: "Russia should not be allowed to use veto power"

The UN General Assembly held the debate titled: "Situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine" on February 23.

11:05, 24.02.2021

Ukraine joins UN World Food Security Committee – FM Kuleba

The country further strengthens its role as a guarantor of global food security.

16:55, 08.02.2021

Ukraine first UN member state in 2021 to pay its dues

Ukraine is determined to continue to fulfill its obligations to the UN paying its assessments in full and the earliest.

23:55, 14.01.2021

UN chief expresses condolences over death of Ukrainian peacekeeper in Congo

Guterres assured Ukraine that the United Nations, in cooperation with the governments of host countries, is determined to further strengthen efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the peacekeeping missions and to prevent its spread.

09:00, 09.12.2020

Russia's envoy to UN admits Donbas war not "Ukraine's internal conflict"

The diplomat referred to it as a "political conflict between Russia and Ukraine."

19:30, 03.12.2020

Russia seeking "DPR/LPR" legitimization via international platforms – Ukrainian delegation to TCG

According to the diplomats, Russia may unilaterally recognize the so-called "LPR" and "DPR" as "independent republics."

14:25, 03.12.2020

Estonia, UK, U.S. reiterate Russia active participant in Donbas war

The diplomats strongly reject Russia's premise that it is acting as a mediator within an internal conflict.

13:10, 03.12.2020

UN warns of threat to Carpathians over climate change, illegal deforestation

The old-growth forests of the Carpathians and their unique biodiversity are disappearing at alarming rates.

14:50, 26.11.2020

UN OCHA: Over 9 mln Ukrainians to be pushed into poverty amid coronavirus pandemic

The effects of the socioeconomic decline are likely to be devastating for the populations in the Russia-occupied part of Ukraine.

18:59, 11.11.2020

UN: Pandemic could push up to 115 million people into poverty this year

Guterres has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

13:10, 15.10.2020

UN calls on Moscow to stop conscription to Russian army in Crimea

The secretary-general has also called on Russia to ensure in Crimea availability of education in Ukrainian and transfers of local residents, including detainees, outside the occupied territory.

10:15, 09.10.2020

UN Security Council calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to stop fighting

The Permanent Representative of Niger to the UN says a meeting might be held involving representatives of the parties to the conflict.

03:55, 30.09.2020

UN Secretary-General calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to stop Nagorno-Karabakh hostilities

Guterres will be speaking to both the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia.

01:55, 28.09.2020

Zelensky at UNGA: "It's not just war in Ukraine, it's war in Europe"

Occupation of Crimea and military Russian aggression in Donbas prove that the tragic lessons of WW2 have not been learned, the Ukrainian leader noted.

23:00, 21.09.2020

UN provisional gov't could be formed in Donbas, Ukraine delegate to TCG opines

Late last month, Vitold Fokin voiced a controversial idea on the need to pardon members of Russian proxy forces in Donbas, which prompted NSDC secretary to state that the comment was Fokin's personal opinion, not that of the Ukrainian government.

22:15, 21.09.2020

Belarus opposition leader calls for U.N. monitoring mission – media

Tsikhanouskaya also called on the international community to impose sanctions on the individuals responsible for electoral violations "and crimes against humanity."

22:53, 04.09.2020

UN: 450 cases of torture recorded in Belarus since protests begin

The experts also received reports of violence against women and children, including sexual abuse.

21:45, 01.09.2020

UN backs new ceasefire deal in Donbas – Ukraine mission's spox

Guterres calls on all parties to fully abide by the agreed terms and focus efforts on the protection of civilians who continue to suffer the most from the ongoing hostilities.

12:20, 24.07.2020

Ukraine occupies 69th place in UN's e-government ranking

It is 13 positions higher than it was in the previous 2018 ranking.

16:59, 14.07.2020

UN chief publishes report on situation of human rights in occupied Crimea

The report covers the period of July 1 to December 31, 2019, and draws heavily from the work of the Office's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

11:55, 07.07.2020

Ukraine to strengthen contribution to int'l security – Zelensky

Zelensky congratulated Ukrainian peacekeepers and veterans of peacekeeping operations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

14:20, 29.05.2020

UN reacts to arrest of two Ukrainian cops accused of rape

The UN Human Rights Mission also calls on the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General to investigate all alleged police crimes.

10:40, 29.05.2020

Russia says sanction lift condition for ceasefire – spokesperson for Ukraine's mission to UN

According to Nikolenko, even if sanctions are theoretically lifted, Russia will not adhere to a ceasefire.

12:20, 28.05.2020

Russia disregards duty to ensure public health in occupied territories – Ukraine in UN

Moscow is using the recent aggravation of the humanitarian situation as a smokescreen for further attacks on the rights and freedoms of Crimea residents.

10:20, 28.05.2020

Ukraine in UN urges Russia to give up "logic of war" in Donbas

Ukraine has also recalled Russia must implement its obligations under the Minsk Agreements.

09:00, 27.05.2020

Bypassing Ukraine: EU delegation to UN to take part in conference with occupied Crimea authorities

Russian envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya will deliver opening and closing statements, while Crimea representatives are expected to show their presentations.

18:30, 21.05.2020

UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine now fighting COVID-19

The HOUSES programme, which continues through September 2020, is supported by EUR 4 million in European Union funding.

14:20, 13.05.2020

UN stocking up over possible global famine due to COVID-19 pandemic (Video)

WFP analysis shows that more than a quarter of a billion people could face severe hunger in 2020.

12:00, 13.05.2020

Coronavirus response: NATO Secretary General discusses pandemic with EU defense ministers

In late April, NATO decided to prepare for another wave of COVID-19 outbreak in the fall of 2020.

09:00, 13.05.2020

UN to give Ukraine US$140 mln for fight against coronavirus

The government plans to transfer the funds to areas located near the contact line in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.

16:55, 23.04.2020

Ukraine blocks another Russian draft UN resolution aimed at sanction lift

Russia's previous attempt to this end was blocked in the UNGA on April 3.

20:20, 22.04.2020

UN warns world may face multiple famines of "biblical proportions" as COVID-19 spreads (Photo, video)

The World Food Programme analysis shows that, due to the coronavirus, an additional 130 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of 2020.

13:42, 22.04.2020

Ukraine's envoy to UN considers deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas almost unrealistic

UN peacekeepers enter the territories after the conflicting parties reach some kind of peace agreement and there has been a sustainable ceasefire, Kyslytsya recalls.

13:20, 13.04.2020

Russian manipulations to avoid responsibility for aggression in Ukraine harm UN efforts to fight coronavirus – MFA Ukraine

Russia is trying to make use of the ongoing crisis "to advance its own narrow political interests".

13:20, 03.04.2020

Ukraine blocks Russia's UN declaration on fighting coronavirus

Ukraine will keep hindering the Kremlin's efforts to destroy the sanctions regime.

09:40, 03.04.2020

President Zelensky says he's sure new cooperation program with IMF will be signed soon

Zelensky and Guterres discussed, among other things, further reforms in Ukraine.

23:59, 02.04.2020

Coronavirus greatest test since World War Two, says UN chief – BBC

It could bring a recession "that probably has no parallel in the recent past".

09:40, 01.04.2020

UN to allocate US$33 mln for Ukraine's war on coronavirus

This refers to the implementation of humanitarian projects on both sides of the contact line in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.

11:40, 26.03.2020

UN's Guterres calls for global truce amid coronavirus spread

The spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus has drawn comparisons with painful periods such as World War 2, the 2008 financial crisis, and the 1918 Spanish flu.

23:35, 23.03.2020