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Editorial: Misinformation is blocking climate action, and the UN is finally calling it out

A landmark U.N. climate report on the escalating effects of global warming broke new ground by finally highlighting the role of misinformation in obstructing climate action. It was the first time one of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s exhaustive assessments has called out the ways in which fossil fuel…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2022

Russia dangles prospect of safe corridors; Ukraine skeptical

Kremlin officials say safe corridors intended to let Ukrainian civilians escape the Russian onslaught could open Tuesday

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

US and 10 countries condemn North Korean missile launch

The United States and 10 other countries are condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urging the U.N. Security Council to act

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Attacks kill two soldiers and two U.N. peacekeepers in Mali

At least two soldiers and two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in separate attacks in Mali on Monday, the army and the U.N. mission said.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Russia is blocking Security Council action on the Ukraine war – but the UN is still the only international peace forum

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Feb. 23, 2022, the U.N. Security Council was conducting an emergency late-night meeting chaired by Russia on the mounting crisis.

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022

Purpose of suspected N.Korean enrichment plant's annex still unclear -IAEA

The purpose of an annex being built next to a suspected uranium enrichment plant at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site remains unclear, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told a meeting of his agency's Board of Governors on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Russia backs IAEA chief's idea of Ukraine meeting but not at Chernobyl

Russia backs U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi's idea of a trilateral meeting with Ukraine on ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities there during Russia's invasion but not at Chernobyl as Grossi wants, Moscow's envoy to the watchdog said.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

EU asks U.N. watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants

The European Union has asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants, two of which are now under Russian control, and mobilise international help in case of an emergency, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Chernobyl hostages captured by Russian troops surviving on 'one meal a day'

Russian forces seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Chernobyl on Friday and have now placed staff running the facility under their command, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russian no show at U.N. court hearing on Ukrainian 'genocide'

Ukraine sought an emergency order from the United Nations' highest court on Monday to halt hostilities on its territory, arguing that Russia - which boycotted the hearing - had falsely applied genocide law to justify its invasion.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022