Reports

KYIV, Ukraine, 03 February 2017 (UNHCR). On Thursday, 2 February, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, delivered 40 metric tons of humanitarian assistance to the town of Avdiivka. In addition to a highly demanded tarpaulin for emergency…

A large shipment of WHO interagency emergency health kits is on its way to help meet immediate health needs in response to the recent intensification of fighting and shelling in the eastern part of Ukraine. Thousands of…

Avdiivka (3rd February 2017) - Intensive fighting between Ukrainian army and non-government controlled areas forces erupted again in frontline communities. Civilians on both sides of the contact line were under heavy shelling for three days…

SC/12704 SECURITY COUNCIL 7876TH MEETING (PM) Members hear from political, humanitarian affairs chiefs, head of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Mission The recent dangerous uptick in fighting seen in eastern Ukraine had left hundreds of thousands of…

As delivered. Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Over three years into the conflict in eastern Ukraine, in what has become yet another protracted humanitarian crisis, we are…

Caritas fears for a humanitarian emergency in eastern Ukraine following an upsurge in fighting between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. Fighting in the frontline town of Avdiivka has cut water and power to most of the 25…

KYIV/GENEVA, 1 February 2017 – Following intense fighting over the last two days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing weather without any heating,…

PROTECTION CONCERNS Security situation: During 1 January – 2 February 2017, OHCHR recorded 47 civilian casualties: 9 deaths and 38 injuries. The majority of casualties - 32 – were recorded during the escalation of hostilities from 29…

KYIV, Ukraine, 24 January 2017 (UNHCR). The UN Refugee Agency welcomes the Action Plan toward the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. With this legislative development,…

“Nearly 4 million people are still suffering due to the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine”: this is the major call of the conference “Ukraine – the Human Face of the Eastern Conflict”, co-organized in Brussels today…