Russia bombards Kyiv as U.N. leader visits

Russia pounded targets​ from practically one end of Ukraine to the other — including the capital, Kyiv, as the U.N. chief met with President Zelenskyy.

• Apr 28, 2022

U.N. chief signals little hope for peace before meeting Putin in Moscow

Ukraine's leader questioned the wisdom of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' decision to meet Putin before coming to Ukraine.

• Apr 26, 2022

U.N. vote could "put Russia on the spot" for blocking action on Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the U.N. says the resolution will help address Russia's "shameful pattern of abusing its veto privilege" on the Security Council.

• Apr 26, 2022

"We are failing the people of Mariupol," U.N. relief official says

The eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been under relentless bombardment by Russian forces for weeks.

• Apr 18, 2022

Ukraine rights group warns U.N. of rampant rape

"Rape is used now as a weapon of war": A Ukraine rights group is warning the United Nations that at least a dozen women and children have been raped during the war — and that it's "the tip of the iceberg."

• Apr 12, 2022
• 1:27

Ukraine pushes U.N. to stop buying Russian goods and services

The U.N. paid Russia $2.5 billion for things like transport services and equipment in the 8 years leading up to Putin's latest invasion. Those contracts continue.

• Apr 12, 2022

UN sexual health agency assists Ukraine women

Ukraine is preparing for new Russian attacks in the eastern part of the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest developments. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers also spoke with Jaime Nadal, the United Nations Population Fund representative in Ukraine, about the support the agency is providing to women and children.

• Apr 11, 2022
• 8:27

World leaders condemning Russia

The United Nations Security Council has stripped Russia of its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council. It comes are the U.S. imposes more sanctions on Vladimir Putin's inner circle, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls out Russian troops from committing "atrocities" in Bucha. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins "Red and Blue" to discuss Blinken's NATO visit and the latest on U.S. efforts to support Ukraine.

• Apr 7, 2022
• 9:56

Russia booted from U.N. Human Rights Council

"We have collectively sent a clear message that Russia will be held accountable," said U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

• Apr 7, 2022

UN removes Russia from Human Rights Council

The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from its Human Rights Council. CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk gives an update from the U.N. headquarters in New York.

• Apr 7, 2022
• 4:05

4/5: Red and Blue

Zelenskyy addresses U.N. Security Council; Biden administration to extend student loan freeze

• Apr 5, 2022
• 52:03

U.S., allies impose new Russia sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, who are rarely seen in public, were sanctioned by the U.S. over the war in Ukraine. The U.S. also charged a Russian oligarch who is accused of evading sanctions. Weijia Jiang reports.

• Apr 6, 2022
• 3:29

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes in plea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an impassioned plea to the United Nations to do more to stop Russian atrocities, likening Russian soldiers accused of war crimes to ISIS terrorists. The Biden administration is expected to roll out more sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. Weijia Jiang reports.

• Apr 5, 2022
• 3:45

Zelenskyy tells U.N. Russia is "deliberately destroying Ukrainian cities"

Ukraine's president warned the world had yet to see the full scale of Russia's atrocities, and he said if the U.N. fails to stop the onslaught, it will become obsolete.

• Apr 5, 2022

Zelenskyy calls for Russia to be held accountable for "genocide" in Bucha

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to bring attention to what he is calling the "genocide" in his country, calling for the international community to hold Russia accountable. CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk is at the United Nations in New York with more.

• Apr 5, 2022
• 6:21

Zelenskyy tells U.N. leaders of atrocities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the U.N. Security Council via video about "the most terrible war crimes" against civilians in his country and how the international justice system needs to be respond. Watch his full remarks.

• Apr 5, 2022
• 14:50

Evidence of atrocities emerges in Kyiv suburb

As Russian troops retreat from areas around Kyiv, the Ukrainian government said civilians in the town of Bucha were executed. Debora Patta reports.

• Apr 4, 2022
• 3:54

New U.N. climate report: "It's now or never"

A new U.N. climate report says temperatures on Earth are on track to shoot past a key danger point unless global emissions drop drastically. Dr. M. Sanjayan, CEO of Conservation International, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Tony Dokoupil to discuss the report and what can be done about climate change.

• Apr 4, 2022
• 7:23

99% of the world is breathing poor-quality air, WHO says

That air is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease.

• Apr 4, 2022

U.N.: World hurtling to climate danger zone, leaders "lying" about efforts

"It is a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track towards an unlivable world," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

• Apr 4, 2022

U.N.: 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine

The United Nations says more than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war. Debora Patta has the latest news.

• Mar 30, 2022
• 3:13

Ukraine war could push 13 million more people into food insecurity

U.S. and U.N. officials say the war will "have global context impact beyond anything we've seen since World War II."

• Mar 30, 2022

Ukraine refugee crisis worsening, UN says

Chris Melzer, senior spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks with CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Mola Lenghi about the growing refugee crisis as more than 4 million people flee Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion.

• Mar 30, 2022
• 3:21

World facing more conflict than any time since WWII, U.N. chief says

"A perilous sense of impunity is taking hold. Nuclear arsenals are growing. Human rights and international law are under assault. Criminal and terrorist networks are fueling — and profiting from — divisions and conflicts," he said.

• Mar 30, 2022

Ukrainian refugees add to millions displaced around the world

Russia's invasion has spawned the biggest movement of people in Europe in decades. They're just the latest of millions of others who have been displaced by conflict, violence or insecurity.

• Mar 30, 2022
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