UN Secretary- General, António Guterres on Sunday called for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to escape conflict zones in Ukraine as the UN rights body (OHCHR) announced it had recorded 1,123 civilian casualties since the beginning of Russia’s armed attack on the country.

The Ukrainian border guard has arrested more than 60 Ukrainian men attempting to cross the border illegally into Moldova.

Alphabet Inc’s Google has stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.

At least 2,000 civilians have died since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian state emergency service says.

Heads of State, environment ministers, and other representatives from 175 nations have endorsed a historic resolution to end plastic pollution, and forge an international legally binding agreement, by the end of 2024.

The ECOWAS Parliament has announced that it would hold its first Extraordinary Session of 2022, to discuss the security and political situation of the sub-region from March 8 to March 12 in Liberia, Monrovia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says only persons documented with the Nigerian Embassies will be eligible for evacuation.

Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, right after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in eastern Ukraine.