evidence: A previous version of this article, citing a report from The Irish Times, incorrectly stated that the United Nations banned staff members from using the words "war" or "invasion." The ban applied to a regional office at the United Nations, not the United Nations itself. A United Nations regional office has told staff members to avoid referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a "war" or "invasion" in an email sent on Monday, according to a new report. [...] "Some specific examples of language to use/not use at the moment," the Irish Times revealed that the email read. "[Use] ‘conflict’ or ‘military offensive’ and NOT ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ when referring to the situation in Ukraine."