Reports

IOM: Survey Shows Displaced Women in Ukraine Desperate for Work Kyiv– In the sixth year of conflict and internal displacement in Ukraine, the employment situation of those who have fled their homes has slightly improved – however,…

This report is for the media and the general public. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw damage from small-arms fire to a shop…

Last week, Kosovo’s Prime Minister resigned after being summoned for questioning by a war crimes court in The Hague. In Russia, anti-government protests against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections increased.…

Donbas in Ukraine is heavily industrialized, densely populated and resource-rich area. All these were massively affected by the conflict and turned into a real challenge for local authorities. 2, 492 SECURITY INCIDENTS REPORTED IN DONBAS IN 2018 1.3…

Project Proposal Deadline: (Friday 9 August 2019, 23:45 Kyiv local time through GMS) A) Ukraine Humanitarian Fund Under the direction of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC), the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF)1 aims to support the timely allocation and disbursement…

COPENHAGEN, 17 July 2019 – Some 60 observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, including 42 parliamentarians from 20 countries, are deploying to Ukraine this week for the 21 July parliamentary elections. Finnish parliamentarian Ilkka Kanerva will…

Last week, protests were staged in Russia over the exclusion of opposition candidates in the Moscow city council elections. In Greece, the snap parliamentary elections that took place on July 7 are regarded as one of…

HIGHLIGHTS Ukraine Humanitarian Fund becomes operational Ways forward on practical solutions for internally displaced people, despite challenges with funding a national IDP Strategy Economic situation of conflict-affected people continues to worsen, while funds to assist them fall short Integration of…

8575TH MEETING* (AM) SC/13884 16 JULY 2019 The United Nations hopes that after Parliamentary elections and the formation of a new Government in Ukraine, recent encouraging statements by its new President, Voldodymyr Zelensky, will be followed by concrete actions…

Last week, military tensions expanded between Cyprus and Turkey over the drilling dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean. In Albania, controversial local elections took place in which the ruling Socialist Party secured an unopposed victory. In Ukraine,…