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[type] => 1 ) [11] => Array ( [title] => Security Council LIVE: Human cost of Ukraine war, a pattern that ‘defies’ international law, says senior UN aid official [link] => https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167578 [date] => Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 [description] => The Security Council is meeting at the request of Russia which on Friday accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory overnight in the occupied Luhansk region, reportedly killing six people – including children – and injuring dozens. Kyiv has denied targeting the civilian building, saying it had struck a Russian military drone command headquarters, according to news reports. Follow live coverage below and for full meetings coverage of the council, click here. 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Inside the country, attacks continue to take a heavy toll: since 19 March, at least 25 civilians have reportedly been killed and more than 130 injured, including children, particularly in Donetsk, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia. We’ll have live coverage below, app users can follow here – and for all our key meetings coverage each day, go here.  [type] => 1 ) [25] => Array ( [title] => Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem [link] => https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167173 [date] => Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 [description] => Forests cover more than 40 per cent of Belarus. At the same time, the country recorded twice as many forest fires last year compared to the year before. 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