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February 5, 2026 UN
The top news of the day at the UN and around the world: the UN commented on the expiration of the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, the evacuation of civilians from frontline areas of Ukraine continues, the UN chief condemned the terrorist attack in Nigeria, and the US allocated $5.88 billion to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide.
START-3 Treaty
The United States and Russia are close to an agreement to continue to comply with the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New START, media reported today. It expired at midnight today. New START was the last nuclear arms control agreement in force between Russia and the United States. The UN hopes that negotiations on continued compliance will be positive and fruitful, UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in response to a reporter's question.
Evacuation from frontline areas of Ukraine
According to UN humanitarian agencies, civilians were killed and wounded yesterday in an attack on an open market in the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Evacuations continue in frontline areas: 6,000 people were evacuated from the Donetsk region in January alone. Edem Wosornu, a representative of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), visited a transit point in Lozova, Kharkiv region, where evacuees are being received. They are receiving essential items, medicine, and financial assistance.
Terrorist attack in Nigeria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Guterres strongly condemned the terrorist attack on February 3 in Kwara State, Nigeria, which reportedly killed more than 100 people. The UN chief expresses his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded. Guterres emphasized the UN's support for Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. He called for those responsible to be held accountable.
The United States and the Fight Against AIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomed the US decision to commit $5.88 billion to the fight against the disease. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima emphasized that these funds will ensure assistance to millions of people worldwide. For more than two decades, Byanyima noted, US investments have been the leading driver of global progress in the fight against AIDS, saving millions of lives.
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