Reports

COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated hardships and discrimination faced by people in Ukraine, says UN Human Rights A new UN report shows how the COVID-19 pandemic and response measures aggravated human rights concerns in Ukraine, particularly for…

Today, as the world celebrates international Human Rights Day, we, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), call on everyone to put human rights front and center when responding to the pandemic. A sustainable…

The Government of Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are providing funding to support electronic and inclusive services for vulnerable groups in Ukraine. A three-year project entitled “Digital, Inclusive, Accessible: Supporting the Digitization of Public…

2020: A Year of Impact The humanitarian response remains effective and makes a difference in the lives of conflict-affected people. During the first nine months of 2020, over 1 million people received assistance, more than half of…

Facilitate Safe Crossing for Civilians to Meet Humanitarian Needs (Kyiv) – Excessive, confusing, and arbitrary restrictions on movement, imposed in parts of eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed armed groups in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, fail to properly…

12 November, Kyiv, Ukraine – UNHCR Ukraine carries out a social media campaign on 12-15 November to raise awareness about the issue of statelessness in Ukraine and to end it by 2024. As part of its global…

In September, the Government of Ukraine adopted Decree #947, providing a long-advocated administrative mechanism for the compensation of property destroyed as a result of the conflict. UNHCR will monitor this process and provide necessary support to…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 27 October 2020, there are 355,601 people confirmed to have COVID-19 in Government-controlled areas of Ukraine, including 12,140 cases in eastern Ukraine. There are reportedly 7,559 confirmed COVID-19 cases in areas beyond Government control, including…

PROTECTION CLUSTER Civilian casualties: OHCHR recorded seven conflict-related casualties, all caused by mine-related incidents and ERWs. Security: Following the introduction of a ceasefire agreement on 27 July, the situation along the contact line remains relatively calm. COVID-19: The number…

Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–2 October 2020 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building I. Executive summary This thirtieth report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in…