Reports

Just back from Odesa, the World Food Programme’s Head of Emergency Communications Jon Dumont reflects on the consequences of war for the Black Sea port and the countries that depend on its exports. On my first day…

Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. DEADLY STRIKES ON CIVILIAN SHELTERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUE…

A number of new developments took place during the last two weeks in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Russian forces continued their invasion of Ukraine, inciting anti-war demonstrations across the region. Meanwhile, Russian regional authorities…

HIGHLIGHTS The World Food Programme (WFP) has established a remote food security monitoring system in Ukraine to inform its response. Between 10 March and 12 April 2022, a total of 4,741 respondents were interviewed through a phone…

End Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine Russia, Ukraine Should Join International Ban Treaty Russian armed forces have used at least six types of cluster munitions in attacks in Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces also appear to have used them…

THE CHALLENGE Ukraine has been a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking since the early 1990s. Men, women, and children are trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and begging and sexual and other forms…

War in Ukraine and its effects on export capacity, fuel and fertilizer shortages, as well as landmine contamination, have ravaged agricultural systems and sent shockwaves through global markets. World food prices reached their highest ever levels…

Nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, says ILO Amid the humanitarian crisis sparked by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, labour markets are being disrupted both in the country…

ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE From 2 to 9 May, the UN & ICRC facilitated a safe passage of more than 600 people, the majority of whom are women and children, from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. UNFPA was on the…

War to cause Ukraine economy to shrink nearly a third this year - EBRD report By Vanora Bennett Russia’s war on Ukraine will cause the latter’s economy to shrink by nearly a third this year, the latest forecast…