Informes

27 March 2014 – In a vote that reaffirmed Ukraine’s unity and territorial integrity, the United Nations General Assembly today adopted a measure underscoring that the mid-March referendum in Crimea that led to the peninsula’s annexation…

BERN, 21 March 2014 – The decision of the Permanent Council of the OSCE today to deploy a Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine was welcomed by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter. Consensus on…

Highlights The impact of rapid geopolitical changes and military operations in the Crimea have caused displacements of people and increased the risk of further displacements from Crimea. 2,000 IDPs of mainly Tartar ethnicity (80%) from Crimea have arrived…

In March 2014, the Foreign Ministry granted the Finnish Red Cross €500,000 towards their aid operation in Ukraine. The grant will be channelled via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the aid operations of…

22 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday reiterated his message that only a diplomatic solution, based on the ideals of the United Nations Charter, would solve the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine. In a…

20 March 2014 – Leading diplomatic efforts to encourage all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to find a peaceful solution, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin and emphasized the…

Who are we? The programmes and services provided by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society are focused on the needs of vulnerable people. These activities are responsive, sustainable and of acceptable standards in terms of performance, accountability and integrity. The…

19 March 2014 – With Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Russia and Ukraine as part of his diplomatic efforts to de-escalate current tensions, the Security Council heard senior United Nations officials in New York urge adherence…

Secretary-General SG/SM/15710 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General continues to closely follow the situation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of this crisis, the Secretary-General has urged all parties…

Highlights The political situation in Eastern and Southern Ukraine remains unstable, especially in Crimea, threatening increased displacement of people from Crimea, with a small flow of people already leaving the Russian-controlled peninsula. On Sunday March 16, Crimea will…