Reports

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS The end of the year has seen a number of legislative developments affecting internally displaced persons (IDPs), including access to free legal aid for IDPs, changes in IDP registration procedures and physical verification of IDP…

Persons with disabilities are among those furthest behind and accordingly the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their indicators clearly state that disaggregated data are needed and should be collected for the purpose of monitoring advancement in…

Highlights In December, WFP prepared for the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) implementation which will replace the Emergency Operation in 2017 and will focus on activities designed to meet the short to medium term food security…

Authors Svitlana Nidzvetska , Jose M. Rodriguez-Llanes , Isabelle Aujoulat, Julita Gil Cuesta ,Hannah Tappis, Joris A. F. van Loenhout and Debarati Guha-Sapir Abstract: Due to the conflict that started in spring 2014 in Eastern Ukraine, a total of…

Highlights: In December, over one hundred cease fire violations were recorded daily along the ‘contact line’; Under the umbrella of UNHCR, UNICEF delivered 160 tons of education supplies and materials for schools and kindergartens in Luhansk, NGCA; Due to…

PROTECTION CONCERNS Security situation: OHCHR recorded 30 cases of civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine – a two-fold decrease compared to October. Five people were killed and twenty injured, mainly by shelling from artillery systems or mines (19)…

The political situation in Ukraine remains tense and humanitarian access to nongovernment controlled areas (NGCAs) continues to pose a challenge. Breaches of the ceasefire agreement occur daily along the contact line,1 contributing to a volatile security…

In Eastern Ukraine, we enter the 3rd year of the conflict that shows no sign of abating. It has already left 22,000 people wounded and 10,000 killed, and humanitarian needs persist for 3,8 millions of people.…

Highlights During the month of November, there was a sharp increase in fighting in eastern Ukraine, registering over 2,000 incidents daily. More than 4,500 children were unable to go to school for several days due to an attack…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY More than two and half years after the beginning of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, recent reports have documented more than 9,000 civilian and military causalities, 1 20,000 houses damaged, 2 and the annual gross…