Ukraine

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Ban and Russian Foreign Minister discuss need to de-escalate situation in Ukraine

3 March 2014
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine during a meeting in Geneva today, while deputy United Nations chief Jan Eliasson arrived in Kiev for consultations and the Security Council met in New York to consider the latest developments.
Source: <a href=/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/ukraine.pdf>UN Cartographic Section, DFS</a>

Amid ongoing crisis, Ban dispatches deputy UN chief Jan Eliasson to Ukraine

2 March 2014
The United Nations announced on Sunday that Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is heading to Ukraine amid the ongoing crisis in the country to get an understanding of the situation on the ground.
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefs Security Council on situation in Ukraine on 1 March 2014.
UN Photo/M. Garten

As Security Council holds urgent talks, UN officials urge dialogue to resolve Ukraine crisis

1 March 2014
Top United Nations officials on Saturday called for direct dialogue between all concerned amid the growing tensions in the Crimea region of Ukraine, as the Security Council held urgent talks for the second day in a row on the crisis.