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EU Military Assistance Mission Ukraine
Authorization date: 10/22
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Authorization date: 07/14
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Authorization date: 11/05
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03.03.2023
In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’

Speaking in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the Secretary-General assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United Nations “will continue to seek solutions and a just peace for the people of Ukraine, and the world.” … “The position of the United Nations, which I have consistently expressed, is crystal clear: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter and international law”, declared the UN chief.

Source: UN News
27.02.2023
Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday once again added his voice to international condemnation of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, telling the Human Rights Council that it had “triggered  the most massive violations of human rights we are living today”. 

Source: UN News
24.02.2023
18 million need support as war enters second year

One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly half the population – roughly 18 million people – need humanitarian aid and protection, the United Nations said on Friday. 

Source: UN News
23.02.2023
UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in Ukraine

The UN General Assembly on Thursday called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country, in line with the UN Charter. … The results were 141 Member States in favour and seven against - Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria. Among the 32 abstentions were China, India and Pakistan.

Source: UN News
23.02.2023
Ukraine war: UN chief condemns invasion ahead of anniversary

UN head António Guterres has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an "affront" to the world's collective conscience at a meeting of the General Assembly nearly one year on.

Source: BBC
16.02.2023
UN to mark Russia invasion of Ukraine anniversary by urging ‘just peace’

Marking one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the UN General Assembly will vote next week on a draft resolution stressing “the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in line with the founding United Nations Charter.

Source: EurActiv
09.02.2023
Called to the stand: the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and war crimes evidence in Ukraine

[…] Whether it is a national or international court, legal inquiry will undoubtedly turn to Russia’s eight-year military campaign in eastern Ukraine in the lead up to its full-scale war. This is where the now defunct OSCE Special Monitoring Mission can once again take centre stage.

Source: SHR Monitor
08.02.2023
Influx of weapons ‘must not derail aspiration for peace’, Security Council hears

Amid the influx of weapons pouring into Ukraine from abroad, all arms transfers must abide strictly by international transit, safeguard and control regimes, and “must not derail the aspiration for peace”, the senior UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Source: UN News
03.02.2023
European human rights court rules on Russian responsibility in eastern Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published an interim verdict ruling partially admissible Ukraine’s allegations of Russia’s human rights violations in eastern Ukraine, setting a precedent as the first international court to prove Russia’s occupation in Donbas since 2014.

Source: EurActiv
02.02.2023
EU doubles to 30,000 number of Ukraine troops to train

The European Union is doubling the number of Ukrainian troops it aims to train to 30,000 as it seeks to bolster Kyiv’s fightback against Russia, EU officials said Wednesday. The 27-nation bloc set up a program   Ukrainian forces in November with the initial target of training 15,000.

Source: The Defense Post