World Mar 24 U.N. blames Russia for humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, urges aid The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival.
World Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis.
Politics Mar 11 WATCH: U.S. accuses Russia of using U.N. council to spread 'disinformation' about bioweapons in Ukraine The United States has accused Russia of using a U.N. Security Council meeting for "spreading disinformation" as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine.
World Mar 02 U.N. Assembly votes to demand that Russia stops the war in Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops, with nations from world powers to tiny island states condemning Moscow's actions.
Politics Feb 28 U.S. says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for engaging in espionage The United States has announced it is expelling 12 members of Russia's U.N. mission, accusing them of being "intelligence operatives" engaged in espionage.
World Feb 28 WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.'s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.
World Feb 25 WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation.
World Feb 24 As 'anguish and terror' grip Ukraine, U.N. to give $20 million in humanitarian aid The United Nations says it is immediately allocating $20 million to scale up U.N. humanitarian operations in Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
Politics Jan 13 Millions of Afghans are on 'verge of death,' U.N. chief warns Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to fund the U.N.'s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan's frozen assets, and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse.
World Nov 17 Afghanistan on the brink of `humanitarian catastrophe,' UN envoy says But she told the U.N. Security Council that a humanitarian catastrophe “is preventable,” saying the main cause is financial sanctions on the Taliban, who took over the country Aug. 15.