Reports

HIGHLIGHTS • Humanitarian access remains constrained in non-government controlled eastern Ukraine, with relief agencies unable to deliver supplies for thousands of vulnerable people. • Up to 1.8 million children in Ukraine are at risk of paraly- sis because…

By Sven G. Simonsen A community protection centre in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, is a hub of support for displaced families. Dedicated volunteers like Jana keep the spokes moving. KHARKIV, Ukraine, 24 September 2015 – “I always bring some…

The high priority of consideration in the public policy of unprecedented processes in Donbas that have caused human, moral, political, environmental and economic losses, and drastically changed social relations, is beyond any doubt. A large-scale military conflict…

MORNING 29 September 2015 Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning…

The SMM observed a relatively calm situation in the Donetsk region. At the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) observation point at “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled Donetsk railway station (8km north-west of Donetsk city centre),…

(New York, 24 September 2015): I am alarmed by news that the de facto authorities in eastern Ukraine have ordered UN agencies in Luhansk to end operations and to leave the area by tomorrow, 25 September. This follows the…

I. Introduction 1 . I have conducted an official country visit to Ukraine from 8-18 September 2015. I would like to thank the Government for extending the invitation to me to visit the country, as well as…

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded few ceasefire violations in both Donetsk…

PROTECTION CONCERNS OHCHR in their recent quarterly report noted a continuing and steady trend of hostilities, with severe impact on the civilian population, and both Ukrainian armed forces and the armed groups are responsible for indiscriminate shelling…

By Sven G. Simonsen Diana (12), a girl with disability, fled the conflict in Luhansk city in eastern Ukraine ten months ago together with her family. Diana is still affected by what she witnessed then. But today,…