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Fleeing the frontline in Ukraine

·November 21, 2025·3 min read

In the past year alone, more than 250,000 residents have left the Donetsk region, a focus of Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine, close to their shared border. Evacuations are also ongoing in neighboring Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting both evacuees and those who...

Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials

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·November 20, 2025·1 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attacks, which also damaged homes and critical civilian infrastructure, including health and educational facilities. “Today’s appalling attack – one of the deadliest against civilians since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago – once again underlines the urgency of a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in...

Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’

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·November 16, 2025·1 min read

More than 236,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war and over 2.5 million housing units – around 10 per cent of the housing stock – have been damaged in some way or are inaccessible due to the ongoing conflict. The shortage of municipal housing combined with an...

Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv

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·November 15, 2025·1 min read

The UN Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the large-scale missile and drone strikes across the country on Friday, which reportedly killed at least six people in Kyiv and two in Chornomorsk, and caused multiple civilian injuries. Residential areas, energy facilities and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv were also...

World News in Brief: Ukraine war update, Philippines typhoon latest, demographic shift in Europe and Central Asia

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·November 11, 2025·2 min read

Between Friday and early morning Monday, at least 15 civilians were killed and over 70 were injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday night, missile and drone attacks affected 10 regions: Chernihiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy. Matthias Schmale, the humanitarian coordinator for the country, condemned the attacks, saying “civilians and civilian objects are...

World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight

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·November 8, 2025·3 min read

During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry met survivors, families of victims and human rights groups in Kyiv. “People spoke of unimaginable suffering – homes destroyed, loved ones killed, and lives upended,” said chairperson Erik Møse. The investigators...

Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’

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·October 31, 2025·2 min read

The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last year’s – with the level of destruction of power facilities outpacing the ability to recover. “We are very worried about people living in high-rise buildings in...

World News in Brief: ICJ on Gaza, ‘a rare, good day’ for nuclear safety in Ukraine, Nigeria’s internally displaced

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·October 24, 2025·2 min read

The UN World Court concluded that Israel must also protect relief and medical personnel, prohibit starvation as a method of war and cooperate with the United Nations, among other obligations. In remarks issued by the UN Spokesperson, Mr. Guterres urged Israel to comply with its obligations in relation to the UN...

Four winters on, UN in Ukraine continues to deliver aid under fire

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·October 23, 2025·2 min read

From providing emergency care and evacuation support, to repairing bombed energy plants, UN humanitarian workers are delivering despite reduced resources, an expanding frontline and direct attacks on their colleagues. The widespread use of drones and glide bombs in the Ukraine war means that a large swath of the country is...

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least six civilians, injure dozens

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·October 22, 2025·1 min read

“At least six civilians were killed, including two children and over 30 people injured” due to missile and drone attacks, underscored the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMM) in a social media post. Monitors said they had visited one kindergarten which had been seriously damaged during drone strikes...

Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy

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·October 15, 2025·1 min read

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under attack by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation when delivering aid to Bilozerka Town in the Kherson...

Civilians in Ukraine face death and injury amid new attacks

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·October 10, 2025·1 min read

Civilian casualties were 31 per cent higher from January to September 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to HRMMU’s monthly report published on Thursday. “High civilian casualties last month confirm this year’s disturbing pattern of intense violence in Ukraine, as virtually no day passes without civilian deaths or...