Reports

Persistent and grave human rights violations in spite of relative calm in eastern Ukraine – Zeid GENEVA (1 June 2015) – A new report issued today by the UN Human Rights Office details the serious human rights…

This report is provided for the media and the general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Relatively low-level fighting continued in and around Donetsk airport…

'The conflict in eastern Ukraine is affecting almost as many people as the entire population of Norway. There is an acute need for protection, shelter, medical assistance, food and water. Norway is increasing its support, and…

This report covers the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 Overview The deterioration of the security situation in south-eastern Ukraine continued to escalate during the whole year of 2014 and has resulted in hundreds of…

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations, with SMM patrols restricted from moving freely in government-controlled…

The “Early Recovery of Social Services and Peacebuilding in Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts” Project will start restoration at 15 new sites in Eastern Ukrainian. This was decided at the Project Board meeting comprised of representatives of…

Guns have largely fallen silent in eastern Ukraine but the humanitarian crisis continues. Our colleague Mathias Eick travelled to the region to meet some of the people affected by the conflict and the European Commission's humanitarian…

Three-year-old Larysa and four-year-old Yuliya are smiling shyly as TV cameras are zooming in as they cut blue ribbons during inauguration ceremony of the center for internally-displaced people (IDP) in a sleepy town of Balaklia…

In Donetsk, the SMM monitored* a visit of representatives of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) to the remains of the Donetsk airport (10km north-west of Donetsk), where it observed the “emergency services” of…

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…