Reports

Ukraine - In Kyiv the European Union and IOM have launched a toll-free hotline to provide practical information to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine. As the number of IDPs has exceeded 1.1 million people, many of…

Almost 1 million people have been displaced by fighting in Ukraine since April 2014. The United Nations Central Emergency Fund (CERF) allocated almost US$4 million to help humanitarian partners provide life-saving assistance for thousands of people…

Highlights ● Critical medicines are in alarmingly low supply. Many people are cut off from access to medical care in non-government controlled areas (NGCAs). ● Bureaucratic procedures continue to impede access to (NGCAs), and are inconsistently applied both…

This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by…

SUMMARY On 15 March 2015 at 08:11hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 43 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the…

This report is for the media and public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third…

SUMMARY On 13 March 2015 at 15:14hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 24 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. The Observer…

The SMM monitored a visit by members of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) to Donetsk Airport (10km north-west of Donetsk city centre). Whilst at a location 180m south-east of Donetsk airport new terminal’s…

All Sides Should Ensure Delivery of Aid to Civilians in Rebel-Held Areas (Berlin) – Travel restrictions imposed by the government of Ukraine have contributed to serious delays in the delivery of humanitarian aid, particularly medicines and medical…

BELGRADE, 12 March 2015 – Today’s decision by the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and allocate necessary resources confirms the support and commitment…