EDIT: U.N. Regional Information Centre for Western Europe bans use of "war" about Ukraine [View all]

[Wicked Blue]

Last edited Tue Mar 8, 2022, 02:27 PM - Edit history (1)

However the U.N. itself has not banned it.

According to Snopes, the U.N. Regional Information Centre for Western Europe at the Department of Global Communications issued internal guidance via email on March 7, 2022, to avoid using the word "war" until the U.N. had an official policy.

Snopes also reported that the U.N. as an entity did not ban the word “war.” The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General at the United Nations in New York told Snopes that no such email had been sent to staff from U.N. headquarters, and provided multiple examples of senior U.N. officials using the word "war" in reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

From the internal memo, there are some specific examples of language to use/not use at the moment:

“conflict” or “military offensive” and NOT “war” or “invasion” when referring to the situation in Ukraine [please note we are waiting for updated guidance on specific terminology following the General Assembly resolution, which notably uses the word “aggression.]
“Ukraine” and NOT “the Ukraine”
“Kyiv” and NOT “Kiev” in English
Zelenskyy” and NOT “Zelensky”

More are link:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/un-ban-word-war-russia-ukraine/

I still can't believe this! The UN iegional Information Centre for Western Europe apparently is tiptoeing around the delicate sensitivities of a murderous psychopathic dictator?

So what are they calling this criminal invasion? A birthday party? a scuffle?

Is Putin a murderous psychopath, or merely a concerned citizen?