Rapports

GENEVA (15 April 2014) – Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country, according to a UN human rights report issued…

13 April 2014 – With tensions flaring in eastern Ukraine, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all sides to work towards calming the situation, which has the “growing potential” to spark violent clashes, while the United…

Mr. Chairman, The delegation of Ukraine is strongly concerned about the use of anti-personnel mines by the Russian Armed Forces in several parts of the Ukrainian territory, occupied by the Russian Federation, which could result in suffering…

Highlights The situation in South Ukraine and Crimea remains tense but quiet. Information about the military situation on the Eastern border of Ukraine is unclear with contradictory information. As of 1 April, 2,954 IDPs have made a precautionary…

28 March 2014 – Reiterating his strong call for a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this evening warned the concerned parties – and the wider international community – that…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT •Early prospects for 2014 winter cereal crops are favourable •Record high 2013 cereal production and 2013/14 cereal exports •Domestic cereal prices increasing despite ample production reflecting the national currency depreciation

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…