Reports

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…

25/02/2015 By Sarah Gillam While the world's spotlight falls on the politics and fighting in eastern Ukraine, the human misery of war is evident in dormitories, disused huts and railway carriages, unseen and unheard, in pinewoods, towns and…

Highlights ● More than a million people have been displaced within Ukraine, while indiscriminate shelling continues in the east of Ukraine despite the ceasefire. ● Clashes have subsided in Debaltseve and many civilians emerging from bunkers are in…

As conflict in Ukraine unfolds, a number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing for refuge to the neighboring oblasts is rapidly soaring. An estimated one million people and counting have been forced from their homes. Very…

Debaltseve’s possible capture by pro-Russian separatists must not result in widespread detainee abuse, Amnesty International urged amid reports that the Ukrainian military had partly lost control of the key railway hub town in eastern Ukraine. Video has…

With the announcement of a ceasefire deal in Minsk today, both sides to the conflict in eastern Ukraine must take immediate steps to protect civilians in the days before it comes into force, Amnesty International urged. Both…

This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. In the aftermath of shelling, the SMM observed the impacts of in…

Following a joint United Nations mission to the area of eastern Ukraine not controlled by the Government on 27–31 January 2015, WHO set up a field office in the city of Donetsk. The deteriorating situation poses…

Crisis Overview  Fighting in Eastern Ukraine continues despite ceasefire declarations. Violence has escalated significantly since mid-January. Rocket explosions and indiscriminate shelling have killed more civilians and further destroyed infrastructure. In late January separatist groups launched an…