Informes

This update is provided for the media and the public. Western and Central Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well the southern part of the country, remained calm. The situation in Kharkiv is quite tense after the assassination attempt…

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…

SC/11375 The “emerging spirit of compromise” of the 17 April Joint Geneva Statement on Ukraine appeared to have evaporated amid different interpretations of the document and fresh violence in the eastern and southern parts of the country,…

28 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine, and demanded that they be released “immediately, unconditionally and unharmed.” In a statement issued by his spokesperson,…

25 April 2014 – “This is an opportunity to pay tribute to the emergency workers who responded, remember the more than 330,000 people who were evacuated from contaminated regions, and stand in solidarity with the millions…

Ukraine's interior ministry has stated that five pro-Russian separatists were killed by Ukrainian armed forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on 24 April. US troops flew into 24 on April for a military drill, adding…

On 21 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ukrainian Red Cross Society launched a four-day train-the-trainer course in Kiev for Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers who will in future provide instruction in first…

24 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about continued violence in eastern Ukraine, which has led to loss of life, further instability and which is contributing to a climate of fear and anxiety,…

All Ukrainian law enforcement and military officials engaged in an operation to restore security in eastern Ukraine must adhere to international standards on the use of force and firearms, Amnesty International urged today. The call comes after…

Highlights • The political crisis deepens with violent clashes, deaths and injuries reported in Eastern Ukraine. The situation is extremely tense in the eastern part of the Donetsk oblast, especially in Slavyansk city. • UNICEF completes a rapid…