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GENEVA (21 February 2014) – Representatives of the largest body of independent experts* in the United Nations human rights system today called for an immediate end to renewed clashes in Kiev and other parts of Ukraine…
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The shooting of protesters, which is contributing to the spiralling death toll in Kyiv, is deeply troubling and must prompt a swift response to bring all those responsible to justice, Amnesty International urged. According to the Ministry…
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today denounced the killing of Vyacheslav Veremyi, who died in Kiev on 19 February. Ms Bokova urged respect for the right of media workers to report news, even in situations…
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20 February 2014 – As the casualties mount in and around crisis-riven Kiev, so have the calls for restraint from senior United Nations officials, who today once again urged the authorities in Ukraine to exercise restraint…
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KYIV, Ukraine/ GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 20 February 2014 - The impact of the heightened violence in Ukraine on children and their families is a matter of growing concern. There have been reports of children being caught up…
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Geneva/Moscow/Kiev (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about spiralling violence in Ukraine, and about the lack of respect for medical and humanitarian work and for those carrying it out. "Scores…
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Period covered by this update: 13 December 2013 to 12 February 2014. Summary: CHF 139,302 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 13 December 2013 to support the Ukrainian Red Cross Society in delivering…
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GENEVA (19 February 2014) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on Wednesday called on all parties in Ukraine to exercise maximum restraint after 22 people were killed during violent clashes in Kiev…
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Since this morning, MSF has one surgeon working in a non-governmental health facility near Maidan square in Kiev. Since his arrival, there have been six wounded treated at the facility, receiving minor surgery for bullet-…
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Executive summary The programmes and services provided by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society are focused on the needs of vulnerable people, and these activities are responsive, sustainable and of acceptable standards in terms of performance, accountability and integrity. The…
