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Russo-Ukrainian War

A report from the "Irish Times" said that the United Nations told its employees in a communications guidance to refer to the war in Ukraine as a "conflict" or "military offensive" rather than as a "war" or an "invasion", and also ordered employees to not put the Ukrainian flag on any of their social media accounts to "avoid reputational risk", in an attempt to avoid upsetting Russia. However, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general of the United Nations, wrote in an email to "The Guardian" that no such recommendation was ever issued.

Sources:  The Guardian  The Irish Times

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  1. A report of the "Irish Times" said that the United Nations, in its communications guidance for its employees, told not to refer to the military conflict in Ukraine as a "war" or an "invasion" but rather as a "conflict" or "military offensive", and ordered its staff not to put the Ukrainian flag on any of their social media accounts, in an attempt not to upset Russia. However, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman to the secretary-general of the United Nations, wrote in an email to "The Guardian" that no such recommendation was ever issued.
  2. A report from the "Irish Times" said that the United Nations told its employees in a communications guidance to refer to the war in Ukraine as a "conflict" or "military offensive" rather than as a "war" or an "invasion", and also ordered employees to not put the Ukrainian flag on any of their social media accounts to "avoid reputational risk", in an attempt to avoid upsetting Russia. However, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general of the United Nations, wrote in an email to "The Guardian" that no such recommendation was ever issued.

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