Reports

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. As Assistant-Secretary-General for Human Rights of the United Nations, I came to Ukraine on Thursday last week at the urgent request of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner…

SC/11314 Security Council 7134th Meeting* (PM) Government Ready for ‘Open Dialogue’ Prime Minister Says amid Calls for Diplomacy While an end to the crisis in Ukraine had proven elusive thus far, a peaceful solution remained possible, the Secretary-General’s senior United…

12 March 2014 – The United Nations said today that in addition to logistical challenges that hindered Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights IvanŠimonović from traveling to the autonomous Ukrainian region of Crimea this week, he was…

AI Index: EUR 50/014/2014 With the stand-off between Ukraine and Russia in Crimea intensifying and tensions in several towns and cities in the east of the country showing no signs of abating, there is an urgent need…

7 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need for peace and stability in Ukraine’s Crimea region, where the announcement of a referendum on joining Russia constitutes a “worrying and serious” development. Lawmakers in the…

Period covered by this update: 12 February to 5 March 2014. Summary: Due to the escalating situation, the original sum of CHF 139,302 that had been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 13…

With journalists, activists and peaceful protestors facing increasing harassment and intimidation in Crimea, there is an urgent need for a strong international monitoring mission in Ukraine, said Amnesty International. It is calling for the Organisation for Security…

6 March 2014 – Describing strife-torn Ukraine as “a country on edge”, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called for an end to the “provocative rhetoric” that was stoking tensions there, and stressed the readiness of the…

5 March 2014 – The United Nations has confirmed that Senior Advisor Robert Serry is in good shape physically after being threatened today during his visit to Crimea, Ukraine, by armed men who ordered him to…

Introduction Following the escalating unrest and violence in Kiyv and other locations in Ukraine throughout the last part of 2013 and in January and February 2014, there have been some reports of people leaving the country to…