According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, from the outbreak of hostilities on April 14, 2014 to April 30, 2021, 152 children have been killed and 146 children injured, the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine reported on the occasion of the day of remembrance of children who died as a result of armed aggression of the Russian Federation.
A total of 152 children have been killed and 146 have been injured in Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, according to data provided by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Ukrinform.
OHCHR Considers Closure Of 3 TV Channels In Ukraine To Be Inconsistent With International Standards Даша Зубкова
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) believes that the closure of three TV channels in Ukraine does not meet international standards.
Ukrainian News Agency learned this from the report of the OHCHR. On February 2, the President of Ukraine signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on Taras Kozak and eight of his companies, which led to the closure of three TV channels (112 Ukraine, NewsOne and ZiK), which were perceived as pro-Russian. This decision contradicts international human rights standards, since it does not contain justification of necessity and proportionality and was not adopted by an independent body, the statement reads.
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 13:35
Zelensky, UN Secretary General discuss development of global vaccination plan
22.04.2021 09:50
Ukrinform
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the UN Secretary-General s initiative to develop a global vaccination plan under the auspices of the Group of Twenty, the president’s press service reported following a phone conversation between Zelensky and Guterres. Comprehensive vaccination is the only way out. Unfortunately, access to safe and effective vaccines is still unequal. However, I would like to commend and express gratitude for your leadership in overcoming the challenges and coordinating global action during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Zelensky said.
Particular attention was paid to the security situation in eastern Ukraine given the increasing military presence of the Russian Federation along the Ukrainian border and in the temporarily occupied territories. Zelensky thanked Antonio Gute
UN experts visit the site in Donbass where a child was killed - OHCHR spokesperson
The situation in Donbass worsened at the end of February, with fire exchanges involving the use of mortars and grenade launchers registered every day
GENEVA, April 8./TASS/. Experts from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission have visited the site where a five-year-old child died in the settlement of Aleksandrovskoye in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). At this stage, we can only confirm that he died because of combined blast trauma and fragmentation injuries, UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell told TASS on Thursday.