"SERGEY LAVROV"

Ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary-General António Guterres met in Moscow with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and reiterated his “deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better – for the people of Ukraine, for the people of the Russian Federation, and those far beyond.” COURTESY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Secretary-General will visit Moscow, Russian Federation, on April 25th, a UN Spokesperson announced. UNIFEED

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Upon his return from missions in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United Nations top humanitarian official said, “we don't really know the numbers of the people still caught and blocked, and unable to get out from Mariupol” and added, “you would think that the safe evacuation of civilians is something that both sides can agree to, and all sides can agree to, and the world can agree to.” UNIFEED

In what he described as a “rather depressing update,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the humanitarian situation in Ukraine “continues to deteriorate at an alarming pace,” adding that, according to the UN refugee agency, an estimated 1.9 million people have been internally displaced, and more than 2.3 million people have now crossed international borders out of the country. UNIFEED

Russian Federation announces ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine as Security Council meets in eleventh-hour effort to avoid full-scale conflict.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, briefs the press on the outcomes of his participation in the high-level week.