Informes

I. Executive Summary: Older women and men living in Eastern Ukraine are some of the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict. Their complex needs faced prior to the conflict were exacerbated by the humanitarian crisis. The…

This report is for the general public and the media. The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, including 187 explosions compared with 24 in the previous reporting period, with most of them concentrated in the…

The evidence of conflict is on full display for all to see: holes in the road from shelling, empty houses with remnants of broken windows and damaged roofs. All serve as a reminder that as recent…

Human Rights Council MIDDAY The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine and on the High Commissioner’s report on the…

PROTECTION CONCERNS In July 2016, the number of civilian casualties in the conflict zone of eastern Ukraine recorded by OHCHR was the highest since August 2015, with 73 cases recorded. The major cause of civilian casualties -…

GENEVA / KYIV (9 September 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, today called on the Ukrainian authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy to prevent and…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 5 August 2016, at the Palais des Nations in…

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015 ACHIEVEMENTS A considerable number of displaced populations travelled across the contact line to access healthcare, education, employment, markets, services and their social entitlements, increased stress on available resources and services and impacted on both…

INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 15 percent of any population are persons with disabilities1, with potentially higher proportions in communities that have fled conflict or natural disasters. Hence it can be estimated that there…

HIGHLIGHTS Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) puts renewed focus on durable solutions: On the 31st of May, SAG members met to orient the strategic direction of the Cluster until the end 2016. There was robust discussion on capacity…