Ukraine

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
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Senior UN officials urge restraint, dialogue to defuse tensions fuelling protests in Ukraine

21 January 2014
Urging restraint amid widespread anti-Government protests in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called today for sustained and inclusive dialogue to defuse tensions in the country.
OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
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Amid ongoing unrest in Ukraine, UN urges restraint, respect for human rights

13 December 2013
The United Nations today called on all parties in Ukraine to exercise restraint amid reports of the use of excessive force by police and violent acts by demonstrators, and urged the Government to ensure that human rights safeguards are upheld.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks on the telephone [file photo].
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In call to Ukrainian President, Ban urges peaceful means to diffuse political tensions

8 December 2013
With hundreds of thousands of protestors reportedly rallying anew in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, General Ban Ki-moon today appealed directly to President Victor Yanukovich for peaceful dialogue to defuse ongoing political tensions in the country.
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UN agency asks Ukraine to free detained former prime minister of Tajikistan

20 March 2013
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is deeply concerned about the continued detention and possible extradition of the former prime minister of Tajikistan, Abdoumalik Abdoulladjanov, a recognized refugee who was arrested in Ukraine.
African swine fever reaches northern Russia. FAO is concerned as pig disease jumps from southern Russia to the Baltic.
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UN warns of risk of African swine fever in Caucasus region

21 August 2012
FFollowing the first-ever detection of African swine fever (ASF)in Ukraine, the United Nations is warning that while control measures appear to have temporarily halted the disease's spread, it has established a firm foothold in the Caucasus and poses an ongoing risk to neighbouring areas.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) at a working lunch in Kiev with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych

Ban lauds Ukraine’s contributions to global peace and security

21 April 2011
From its vital support in protecting civilians during the Côte d’Ivoire crisis to its role in combating poverty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded Ukraine’s contributions to peace and security, while adding that its experiences offer useful lessons for emerging democracies in the Arab world.

Environmental disaster looms in Ukraine unless urgent steps are taken – UN report

30 April 2010
Immediate action is needed to avert an environmental disaster in western Ukraine where toxic materials from former mines could spread into the area and threaten the health of local communities, according to the report of a joint United Nations-European Union mission of experts.
Students of the School of Equal Opportunities in Kiev, Ukraine, perform

Young Ukrainians stand up against corruption in schools – UN

2 January 2009
More than 100 young Ukrainians have joined in a United Nations-backed essay competition in a bid to raise awareness of the negative effectives of corruption in higher education.
A refugee working in a market in Kyiv

UN refugee agency condemns murder of Nigerian man in Ukraine

3 June 2008
The United Nations refugee agency has condemned the murder of a Nigerian man in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the latest of a series of attacks against foreigners in the country.

UN agency asks Ukraine to probe murder of Congolese asylum seeker

1 February 2008
The United Nations refugee agency has raised asked the Government of Ukraine to investigate the recent murder of a Congolese asylum seeker in the country.