Informes

The UN refugee agency reported on Friday that fighting in eastern Ukraine this year has forced more than half-a-million people to flee their homes and find shelter elsewhere in the country, while hundreds of thousands have…

The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, focusing on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. In Kharkiv the SMM was told by representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine…

Kiev, Ukraine -- The Government of Japan, the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine today launched a new project to support restoration of critical social care infrastructure and services…

By Andreea Anca/IFRC and Galina Poshtarenko/URCS As winter settles in there is serious humanitarian concern for the health and lives of the Ukrainian people affected by the on-going unrest and violence in some parts of the country.…

IDMC estimates that there are at least 430,000 IDPs in Ukraine as of October 2014 IDPs have fled from two areas of Ukraine: over 19,000 have fled Crimea, while over 411,000 have fled eastern Ukraine. IDPs have…

Despite the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, acts of indiscriminate shelling and security incidents continue to put civilians at risk. The approaching winter makes the situation of both residents and displaced people even more difficult. The ICRC…

GENEVA, September 2 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday that fighting in eastern Ukraine, in particular around Donetsk, Luhansk and neighbouring towns, is driving more people from their homes and increasing the need…

Pillay alarmed by killing of civilians in Ukraine KYIV/ GENEVA (29 August 2014) – Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of…

Strasbourg, 17/07/2014, “I am deeply concerned about the situation of internally displaced people in Ukraine. Many of the IDPs, who include women, children, and persons with disabilities, are traumatised by the hostilities and need special care.…

Overview Ukraine, the largest country entirely within Europe, is a republic that gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. After a difficult transition period to market economy, the country still remains one of the poorest in…