Reports

Date: 26 September 2022 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 25 September 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 14,844 civilian casualties in…

Background On 6 September 2022, the Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. In just a few days more than 8,000 square kilometers of territory previously under occupation by Russian forces were reclaimed. At the…

Accidents caused by unexploded ordnances have been frequent in east Ukraine since 2014 when the conflict in areas along the border with Russian Federation started, and since when DRC has worked with humanitarian mine action in…

On 17 June, Ireland concluded consultations on the final text of the ‘Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas,’ (EWIPA). On…

Date: 19 September 2022 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 18 September 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 14,532 civilian casualties in…

A Ukranian family of four tells a story of miraculously surviving a string of accidents during March 2022 – right after the Russian Federation offensive was launched on 24 February. Back in Chernihiv, where their hometown…

At least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 27 countries and territories in July 2022. Worldwide, there were 367 incidents of explosive weapon use, resulting in 2,353 casualties, of which…

Date: 12 September 2022 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 11 September 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 14,248 civilian casualties in…

OVERVIEW The month of August saw much work on input to the Flash Appeal (Version 3) concerning indicators, PIN (People in Need), and targets for the mine action sector. The Humanitarian Planning Cycle (HPC) for 2023 was…

August 2022 From 1 to 31 August 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 1,162 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 294 killed (80 men, 79 women, 3 girls, 6 boys, and 126 adults…