‘Billions’ will avoid famine says Erdogan as Ukraine and Russia sign grain deal The UN and Turkey’s president are due to oversee the signing of the deal The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
Deal for Ukraine grain exports due to be sealed in Istanbul U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are due to oversee the signing of a deal that would allow Ukraine to resume its grain shipments through the Black Sea and Russia to export grain and fertilizers The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
Ukraine Grain Deal Expected Friday as Russian Gas Flows Resume Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened. But there was no respite in the conflict on the ground, with Russian artillery on Thursday pounding Ukraine's second largest city… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022
Ukraine and Russia seal grain deal as U.S. pledges more military aid Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease an international food crisis while the United States pledged more military support five months into the invasion. Reuters · Jul 21, 2022
Turkey: Ukraine grain export deal to be signed in Istanbul Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the shipment of Ukrainian grain and to allow Russia to export grain and fertilizers will be signed in Istanbul on Friday The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
Deal to resume Ukraine Black Sea grain exports to be signed Friday - Turkey Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office said on Thursday. Reuters · Jul 21, 2022
Erdogan wants Ukraine grain sea exports deal in writing this week Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he wants a general agreement reached between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on a U.N.-led plan to resume Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports to be put in writing this week. Reuters · Jul 20, 2022
UN to vote on choking off small arms from gangs in Haiti The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote for Friday on a resolution that calls on all countries to stop the transfer of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to any party supporting gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
China pushes for U.N. arms embargo on Haiti criminal gangs China said on Thursday it wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on criminal gangs in Haiti as the 15-member body negotiates a resolution to extend a U.N. political mission in the strife-torn Caribbean country. Reuters · Jul 14, 2022
Half of Holocaust-related posts on Telegram deny or distort facts, U.N. says Around half the public content related to the Holocaust on the Telegram messaging service denies or distorts facts about the killing of six million of Europe's Jews in the Holocaust, according to a new study by the United Nations cultural agency. Reuters · Jul 14, 2022
Ukraine condemns Russia strike that killed 23 in 'ordinary, peaceful' city Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials called a war crime and said had killed at least 23 people, including three children. Reuters · Jul 13, 2022
U.N. chief due to explain 'positive' Ukraine grain talks U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will speak later on Wednesday about talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and U.N. officials on resuming Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain because "we believe that this is something positive," a U.N. spokesman said. Reuters · Jul 13, 2022
Guterres Says Shocked by Number of Children Killed by Israel UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a report on Monday that he was shocked by the number of children killed and maimed by Israeli forces in 2021, stressing the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for these violations. In his annual “Children and Armed Conflict” report, which covers violations against children… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022
Russian, Ukrainian militaries set to discuss grain exports Military officials from Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their governments’ first face-to-face talks in months The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Reuters · Jul 12, 2022 U.N. chief on Ukraine grain export talks: 'still a way to go' United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that "there is still a way to go" in talks to try and resume Ukraine Black Sea exports of grain.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022 UN to Monitor Ukraine War for Violations Against Children The United Nations announced Monday it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his annual report to the Security Council…
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 UN projects world population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Russia wins fight to limit aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months The U.N. Security Council is headed toward approval of a U.N. resolution Tuesday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 UN to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children The United Nations says it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest have given in to Russia's demand for a six month extension, paving the way for approval of a UN resolution on Tuesday
Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2022 UN to probe killing of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique Israel left off UN ‘blacklist’ intended to shame countries into implementing measures to protect children in conflict.
Reuters · Jul 11, 2022 U.N. adds Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique to children killing inquiry U.N. officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday in a report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts in 2021.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 11, 2022 Int’l Resolution to Help Syrians. Is a Russian-American Settlement Possible? Last-gasp negotiations are underway to salvage the international resolution that allows cross-border aid to reach Syria. Russia had last week vetoed the extension of the resolution when it was put to a vote at the United Nations Security Council. The resolution expired on Sunday. What is the resolution? Issued in…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 11, 2022 UN: World Population to Hit 8 Bn this Year The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023. That overall population milestone "is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022 Russia Proposes 6-Month Cross-Border Aid Renewal for Syria As the UN Security Council prepares to vote Thursday on humanitarian aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria from Turkey, Russia agreed to continue such deliveries but only for six months — not a year, as many UN Security Council members, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and more than 30 nongovernmental groups want.…