Reports

22 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday reiterated his message that only a diplomatic solution, based on the ideals of the United Nations Charter, would solve the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine. In a…

20 March 2014 – Leading diplomatic efforts to encourage all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to find a peaceful solution, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin and emphasized the…

Who are we? The programmes and services provided by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society are focused on the needs of vulnerable people. These activities are responsive, sustainable and of acceptable standards in terms of performance, accountability and integrity. The…

19 March 2014 – With Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Russia and Ukraine as part of his diplomatic efforts to de-escalate current tensions, the Security Council heard senior United Nations officials in New York urge adherence…

Secretary-General SG/SM/15710 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General continues to closely follow the situation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of this crisis, the Secretary-General has urged all parties…

Highlights The political situation in Eastern and Southern Ukraine remains unstable, especially in Crimea, threatening increased displacement of people from Crimea, with a small flow of people already leaving the Russian-controlled peninsula. On Sunday March 16, Crimea will…

FIDH considers that owing to the serious Human Rights violations being committed in Crimea, the conditions under which the 16 March referendum is organised are contrary to international law. “The legal and security conditions, and the conditions…

Situation Update As a result of the disagreement in concluding a trade agreement with the EU and demands to the resignation of the President, massive protests broke out in Ukraine’s capital and other bigger cities since November…

Rein in Units Operating Outside Law (Simferopol, March 15, 2014) – Self-defense units and paramilitary forces in Crimea are abducting, attacking, and harassing activists and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. These forces operate outside of the law,…

International human rights monitors must immediately be deployed across Ukraine following reports of increasing violence and disappearances ahead of Sunday’s impromptu referendum that could lead to the secession of the southern Crimea region, said Amnesty International. “Parts…