STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON TODAY’S ATTACKS THAT HIT UKRAINE’S DANUBE PORTS
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Riyadh, Friday 15 September - The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Riyadh until 25 September, decided today to inscribe the sites of "The Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings and Lavra of Kyiv-Pechersk" and "L’viv – the ensemble of the historic centre" on the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to the threat of destruction the Russian offensive poses.
I condemn in the strongest terms a Russian airstrike that destroyed the warehouse of the non-governmental organization Caritas-Spes in Lviv, western Ukraine, in the early hours of today. The vital humanitarian facility, which contained approximately 300 tons of relief supplies, was burned to the ground.
On a hot sunny day in early August, Ivan, a burly retired welder in his fifties, stood in front of his ruined house in Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson region.
The International Day of Peace.
Let us take this day, and every single day that we wake, to think about the absence of peace in Ukraine and the consequences of war.
In a significant move to bolster collaboration and foster sustainable development, plus early recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine, UNOPS has announced the signing of a Host Country Agreement with the government of Poland. This agreement marks a pivotal milestone in launching UNOPS presence in Poland.
From 1 to 24 September 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 554 civilian casualties in Ukraine.
GENEVA (25 September 2023) – There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, including unlawful attacks with explosive weapons, attacks harming civilians, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and attacks on energy infrastructure, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in its latest update today.