"BOMBINGS"

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom travelled to Ukraine to meet children and families affected by the war. UNICEF

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the IPCC report launched today is “a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe.” In a reference to this year’s Best Film Academy Award winner, he said, “our world needs climate action on all fronts -- everything, everywhere, all at once.” IPCC

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “As we mark one year since Russia’s war against Ukraine began, I deplore the terrible human cost of this senseless conflict.” OHCHR

One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warns of the war’s continuing devastating impacts on women and girls. UNFPA

In an event, entitled “Equal in Music,” the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, performed Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet in E-flat major, Opus 20 at UN Headquarters. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded in 1999 by the Israeli conductor-pianist Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian author-scholar Edward Said. UNIFEED

One year since February 24, 2022, the war in Ukraine continues to inflict untold suffering on civilians, to displace families, and to disrupt supply chains and food production. WFP

According to the United Nations Development Programme, one year on, aspirations for Ukrainians must be greater than simply survival. UNDP

Almost a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN appealed today for USD 5.6 billion to help millions of people affected inside the war-torn country and beyond. UNTV CH

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing that took place at a mosque in Peshawar in Pakistan, earlier today,” a UN spokesperson told reporters. UNIFEED

The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted education for more than five million children, UNICEF warned, calling for increased international support to ensure children do not fall further behind. The impact of 11 months of conflict only compounds the two years of lost learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 8 years of war for children in eastern Ukraine. UNICEF