Informes

Highlights · A ten-month-old baby was killed by shrapnel from a grenade launcher in Antratsyt town, Luhansk oblast on June 24. · In total 5 deaths of children due to the armed conflict have been reported since the…

GENEVA, June 27 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Friday that forced displacement is rising in Ukraine with an estimated 54,400 people internally displaced – 12,000 from Crimea and the rest from the Eastern…

New UN report on Ukraine details breakdown in law and order in the east and worrying trends in Crimea GENEVA (18 June 2014) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday issued…

Highlights: Credible reports on two children of 6 and 12 years old killed in Slavyansk, epicenter of the violent armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Hundreds of children in residential institutions in the conflict areas being relocated, many are…

Statement attributable to UNICEF NEW YORK/GENEVA/ KYIV, Ukraine, 30 May 2014 – “Seven children have sustained gunshot and shrapnel injuries during violent clashes in East Ukraine since May 9. “In one instance, a 15-year-old was shot at a…

Highlights • Seven children injured by violence in Eastern Ukraine since 9th May. • Reports of disruption to education in some areas along with low attendance. Social payments to families in two cities halt. Health services affected in…

Highlights UNICEF issues statement urging all parties to respect child rights following field reports of children being killed or injured in Ukraine after being involved in violent clashes. According to UNHCR, the number of internally displaced people in…

Statement attributable to UNICEF NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 15 May 2014 - “UNICEF is deeply concerned about the unrest in Ukraine and its damaging impact on the lives of children. We know that children have been involved in violent…

Highlights The crisis in Eastern Ukraine escalates with increasingly violent clashes and casualties reported. The situation is particularly tense in Donetsk Oblast, especially in Slavyansk city. UNICEF launches a rapid assessment of the impact of the crisis on children…

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…