Informes

28-05-2014 News Release 14/90 Kiev/Geneva (ICRC) – As the security situation deteriorates in the Donetsk region, in particular around the international airport serving the city of Donetsk, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is providing…

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…

Date of launch: 12 May 2014 Glide n° OT-2013-000151-UKR Expected timeframe: 6 months Expected end date: November 2014 Appeal budget: CHF 1,375,100 Number of people to be assisted: up to 5,000 Host National Society(ies) presence (n° of volunteers, staff, branches): 60,000 volunteers, 865…

Kiev / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated medical supplies for people injured in fighting in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. "We are concerned about the…

Geneva/Kiev (ICRC) – In Donetsk last night, an ICRC staff member and eight volunteers from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society were taken away by a group of armed men and interrogated. All of them were released…

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…

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…

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…