Ukraine: Second UN convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access thwarted
UN humanitarian agencies and partners on the ground in Ukraine were able to reach the town of Sumy, in the country’s northeast on Thursday, but access to the besieged and …
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Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet
Families reach Berdyszcze in Poland, after crossing the border from Ukraine, fleeing escalating conflict. Credit: UNICEF/Tom Remp Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated …
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‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
New York: At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the …
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Calling Vladimir Putin a ‘butcher’, Joe Biden says Ukraine war is Russia’s ‘strategic failure’
Warsaw/IBNS: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for a month now, United States President Joe Biden has called the Russian leader “a butcher” who “cannot remain in power”, said reports. US President Joe …
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Ontario’s ‘A plan to Stay Open’, with a stronger, resilient, crisis-responsive health care system
Toronto/CMEDIA: ‘A Plan to Stay Open’ is being unveiled by the Ontario government which includes legislation that, if passed, will expand prevalent policies and measures to ensure the province stays …
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Liberal-NDP confidence and supply agreement announce major reforms in Elections Canada
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Liberal-NDP confidence and supply agreement announced this week that there could be major reforms coming to the way people vote, including three-day-long polling that took the body in charge …
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Canada, Europian Commission to co-host social media fundraiser to help displaced Ukrainians
OTTAWA/CMEDIA: An international fundraising campaign called “Stand Up For Ukraine” engaging politicians, artists, and businesses, among others, would be started by Canada and the European Commission to help people fleeing …
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Canada looking at ways to get more weapons to Ukraine, Trudeau says
Brussels/CMEDIA: Canada is reportedly exploring ways to get more weapons into the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday after an emergency meeting of NATO leaders. Trudeau’s …
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Ukraine President accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs, urges NATO to provide unrestricted military aid
Brussels/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged NATO to provide Kyiv with unrestricted military aid as the Russian attack continues for a month now. “To save people and our cities, Ukraine needs military …
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The Governing Body of the International Labor Organizations’s Draft resolution1 (revised on 22 March 2022)
Image: ILO. Image credit: Twitter handle The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization has passed a resolution on the ‘Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine from the perspective of the …
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