Reports

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. On Wednesday, the authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, decided to expel…

(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…

The trucks of the convoy have reached their destinations. There were no emergencies on their way. The trucks went through all customs control procedures and were checked on border checkpoints. At present the cargoes are being unloaded…

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 noted a large concentration of tanks in…

The Naydenov family didn’t want to move from Luhansk. Anatoliy had a well-paying job as a manager at a local mining company and the family enjoyed their spacious three-bedroom apartment, which they had just renovated. But they remember…

Kiev/Donetsk (ICRC) – A new round of aid distributions is being carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on both sides of the front line and will continue until Friday 25 September.…

This report is for the media and general public 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…

Collateral Every day, in a range of different contexts around the world, the use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes immense harm to civilians. Their use in towns and cities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the occupied Palestinian…

By David Stern BBC News, Kiev Health officials in Ukraine are gripped by fears of a major polio outbreak, after it was announced this month that the disease had paralysed two children in the south-western region of Trans-Carpathia. Concerns…

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[1]. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained relatively…