UNSC to hold emergency meeting on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

UNSC to hold emergency meeting on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

• The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the humanitarian crisis triggered in Ukraine as the Russian military operations intensifies.
• The French and Mexican missions to the UN are seeking the Council’s approval of a resolution calling for unhindered humanitarian access in Ukraine.
• According to media reports, the meeting will be followed by closed consultations on a draft resolution on the humanitarian plight in Ukraine.
• However, earlier the United Nations launched an emergency appeal for $1.7 billion to respond to soaring humanitarian needs of both people who fled Ukraine and who remain in the country.

Published date : 07 Mar 2022 04:03PM