International Women’s Day: Eight Actions for A More Equal World - United Nations in Ukraine

Cartography is having a moment. First came U. S. President Donald Trump’s clumsy and ire-inspiring attempt to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” Then, more consequentially — though with less fanfare and press coverage — the United Nations adopted a resolution encouraging a shift away from global maps that misrepresent the relative sizes of different countries around the world. Titled “Correct the map:” rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting equitable representation of the world’s regions, particularly Africa,” the resolution, brought forward by the Togolese Republic, was adopted by a vote of 163 to one with six abstentions. It will come as no surprise that the United States was the single opposing vote, reflecting the current administration’s apparent aspiration to look bigger on maps.

A Russian man secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services has shared videos of surveillance work he says he has done for Kyiv inside Russia. The man, who we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. Ivan was cautious about how much detail he shared, making it impossible to verify the activities he claims to have carried out.56 minutes ago

Site search54 minutes agoMonica GarnseyBBC Eye Two Russian men secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services have given rare accounts of operations they claim to have been involved with, that have targeted military assets and personnel inside Russia. One of the men, whom we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role from Russia in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. The documentary, by independent Polish journalist Marcin Mamon, also features a man we are calling Foma, a Russian living in exile in Poland. Foma runs a network of undercover volunteers in Russia, that surveils high-level officers that the GUR - Ukraine's military intelligence service - is considering targeting, he says. He stresses they are never involved in the attacks themselves. Getty ImagesLt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed in Moscow last year by an explosive device hidden under his carThere have been previous media reports of Russian sabotage groups, but it is rare to get access to someone operating on the ground, like Ivan, explaining alleged activities.