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Russia at the UN

Ukraine Boosts Its Campaign to Find Children That Russia Has Abducted

Barbara Crossette
• July 14, 2022

Amid mounting reports of Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia during Moscow’s brutal war against the country and its culture, savvy Ukrainian technocrats are launching a tool to fight back in cyberspace. An interactive public website will soon go …

Categories: Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Peace and Security

The UN Development Program Has 4 New Projects Funded by Russia, Despite Its Illegal War on Ukraine

Dawn Clancy
• June 22, 2022

In the waning days of 2021, roughly two months before its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russia agreed to contribute $14 million to the United Nations Development Program for climate-related projects in Europe and Central Asia to begin this …

Categories: Development, Peace and Security, Security Council, UN Agencies

THIS WEEK @UN

Trending UN News: Week Ending May 20

Damilola Banjo
• May 20, 2022

This week, enduring efforts to save lives in Ukraine, crippling droughts and Mexico’s disappeared. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other …