Ukraine

Norway has announced it will provide 150 million Norwegian kroner ($15 million) to the European Union to support training missions for Ukrainian troops.

NATO allies on Tuesday (29 November) reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine that one day the country could become a member of the military alliance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to take action to stop Russian airstrikes targeting vital infrastructure that have once again plunged Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in. … In his speech, Zelenskyy called for the adoption of a UN resolution condemning energy terror.

The Council is launching today the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) to continue supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian war of aggression. The aim of the mission, formally established on 17 October, is to enhance the military capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to allow them to defend Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders, as well as to protect the civilian population.

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution that calls for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine, as ambassadors met to resume their emergency special session devoted to the conflict. … Ninety-four countries voted in favour of the resolution, and 14 against, while 73 abstained. How did countries vote?

The OSCE headquarters in Vienna has devised a €28.7 million “Support Programme for Ukraine” which will be implemented over a three-year period spanning August 2022 to July 2025, according to an internal OSCE document seen by SHR Monitor.

France has called on African countries to show "solidarity" with Europe in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. The war has divided the African continent, with nearly half of countries abstaining or not voting at the United Nations to condemn Russia's annexation of more Ukrainian territory. 

France, Germany and Britain called Friday for the United Nations to investigate allegations that Russia is using Iranian drones for attacks in Ukraine. … Both Iran and Russia deny that Tehran is providing Moscow with drones.

Russia has warned the United Nations against investigating its use of drones in Ukraine, amid accusations the weapons came from Iran and were used in violation of UN arms restrictions on the Middle Eastern country.

The Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, presented its first detailed written report to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, which concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe “an array” of war crimes, violations of international human rights and humanitarian law have been committed.