At a press conference held shortly before the Nato summit in Madrid, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would increase its Response Force from 40 thousand to more than 300 thousand in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine … Continue reading →
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, who was the editor in chief of the independent Russian news service, Novaya Gazeta until it was closed by the Kremlin in March following sweeping new restrictions on journalists in the wake of the … Continue reading →
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in the middle of June 2022 that nearly four months since the start of the war, the humanitarian situation across Ukraine—particularly in eastern Donbas—is extremely alarming and continues to … Continue reading →
On 4 March 2022 the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution to establish a Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. The Council expressed “grave concern” at the escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, condemning the violations of … Continue reading →
On 6 April Ukrainian President Zelensky addressed the UN Security Council, accusing Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “just for their pleasure” and questioning the mandate of the Security Council itself. He described the massacres left by Russia’s retreat troops: … Continue reading →
A petition has been created on the Avaaz website, which aims to empower people from any country to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change. A petition has been … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the UNA-UK website on 10 March 2022. Earlier today the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced that Ukrainians with passports will no longer need to go to a visa application centre (VAC) to complete paperwork before travelling … Continue reading →
On 5 March the Elders issued the following statement. The Elders call for a special criminal tribunal to investigate the alleged crime of aggression in Ukraine, and hold President Putin to account for the invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory. The … Continue reading →