Reports

HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNS ATTACKS THAT HIT HUMANITARIAN FACILITIES AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN KHERSON I am horrified by the news that another wave of indiscriminate strikes by the Russian Federation has damaged facilities…

Compelling Ukrainian Civilians to Serve in Russian Armed Forces a War Crime (Kyiv, December 20, 2023) – Russian authorities continue to conscript Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas or otherwise try to forcibly enlist them, including those in…

Introduction: Aim of the Document An accountable GBV humanitarian response system is about the way decisions are made and implemented. It places survivors, their families and those at high GBV risk at the centre of all operations.…

INTRODUCTION Globally, women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence (SV), due to gender inequality and discrimination.(1) In humanitarian emergencies, the risk of GBV, including SV, increases. Men, boys,(2) and/including people with…

Un rapport du Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme (HCDH) sur l’Ukraine fait état de nouvelles « violations flagrantes » du droit international relatif aux droits de l’homme, de graves violations du droit international humanitaire et de…

Rows of school desks. Backpacks crammed with textbooks, sweets and toys. Noisy corridors ringing with children’s laughter. Chatting between friends about favourite lessons. Morning greetings from teachers. This was what school used to be like in…

KEY FINDINGS • There are severe heating challenges for the population across Ukraine, particularly in more heavily conflict-affected areas. Almost half of the General Population Survey (GPS) respondents who are considering relocation cite the arrival of winter…

DELIVERED BY Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights AT Human Rights Council interactive dialogue on the findings of OHCHR's report on the situation of human rights in Ukraine Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Peace is not a word that I hear…

CONTEXT As of 25 September 2023, an estimated 3,674,000 people remain internally displaced in Ukraine with an estimated 6,203,600 displaced abroad according to UNHCR. IOM estimates that 4,573,000 people have returned to their place of habitual residence…

Since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, numerous communities across Ukraine witnessed the arrival of displaced persons from other parts of the country. Continued widespread displacement is likely to put an increasing strain on public services,…