Informes

At the Donetsk airport (“Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled, 10km north-west of Donetsk) the SMM monitored the recovery of 14 bodies of deceased Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the presence of the “DPR emergency services” and the…

Crisis Overview A surge of violence since mid-January, including battle for the city of Debaltseve in mid-February, has caused a wave of new displacement into government-controlled areas. Food security and protection continue to be major concerns for people…

Highlights ● Unexploded ordnances and mines contamination are a major challenge for the return to normalcy in many conflict-affected areas. ● Bureaucratic hurdles continue to prevent access to non-government controlled areas, affecting humanitarian operations. The first humanitarian food…

Highlights Internal displacement continues to increase in Ukraine, with 1,099,618 people having fled the eastern part of the country, of whom 140,483 are children (Source: Ministry of Social Policy). Heavy fighting in the town of Debaltseve over the…

On 26 February, a truckload of aid supplies left for Ukraine from the Red Cross logistics centre in Tampere. The Ukrainians have a shortage of food and warms clothes as the conflict persists. The truck was loaded…

By Meghan Mast WINNIPEG, Man. – Olga Mykhailov was seven months pregnant when she and her husband Andrei decided to flee their home in Donetsk, Ukraine. They could feel the impact of bombs dropping as the conflict…

Two weeks after the fighting ended in the bitterly-disputed eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve, people are still living in shelters and basements. These Debaltseve residents stayed because they are the most fragile and disadvantaged or because…

Although fighting in eastern Ukraine has reduced since a ceasefire came into effect on 15 February, shelling continues in some areas and medical needs remain urgent on both sides of the frontline. Residents and displaced people…

UNDP experts visited Donetsk and Lugansk regions to select sites for social care restoration as a part of the UNDP and the Government of Japan project, "Early Recovery of Social Services and Peacebuilding in the Donetsk…

Highlights ● On 24 February, the revised Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Ukraine was launched, appealing for USD 316 million for 3.2 million of the most conflict- affected people. ● People in bunkers in Donetsk lack access to…