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New York, May 22 (JEN): The southern and eastern regions of crisis-racked Ukraine are now awash in weapons and the scene of numerous cases of illegal detentions and abductions, a senior United Nations human rights official warned on Wednesday, noting that he had discussed with the parties some rights-based and humanitarian de-escalation measures. more
Ukraine: UN concerned over peoples affected by displacement

New York, May 21 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency estimated on Tuesday that 10,000 people, most ethnic Tatars, but also Ukrainians, Russians and mixed families, have fled Crimea and ...

Ban highlights crises in Ukraine & Syria at meeting with Putin

New York, May 21 (JEN): With Ukrainians preparing to elect a new president on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

Despite recent escalation, conflict in Ukraine can be averted: Ban

New York, May 13 (JEN): There is still time to avert a full-blown conflict in Ukraine, where the crisis continues to escalate, particularly in the east and south of the country, United Natio ...

Ukraine: UN urges greater effort to resolve crisis

New York, May 7 (JEN): Increasing violence in eastern and southern Ukraine is resulting in more and more death and destruction, the top United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday, ...

Ban to dispatch top political aide to Ukraine

New York, May 3 (JEN): As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened its second urgent session this week on the situation in Ukraine, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his ...

Ukraine: UN urges efforts to achieve stability, peace

New York, Apr 30 (JEN): Describing “alarming” developments in Ukraine – from the capture of European observers and the violent takeover of Government buildings by separatist groups, to ...

Ukraine: Ban demands release of OSCE military monitors

New York, Apr 29 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine, and demanded that the ...

Ukraine: UN urges halt to propaganda, incitement to hatred

New York, Apr 16 (JEN): While corruption and widespread inequality were among the root causes of the massive street protests that erupted last year in Ukraine, the fear-mongering and incitem ...