Reports

MORNING 29 September 2015 Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning…

By Kristina Jovanovski BUDAPEST, 29 September 2015 (IRIN) - At the end of May, we reported on the desperate situation facing civilians in eastern Ukraine, trapped near the frontline in rebel-held parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk…

This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The…

A Russian Emergencies Ministry Il-76 has taken off today from Ramenskoye airport to carry 24 tonnes of medicines to the city of Rostov-on-Don. In Rostov-on-Don the medicines will be loaded to 40 trucks that will join…

The SMM observed a relatively calm situation in the Donetsk region. At the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) observation point at “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled Donetsk railway station (8km north-west of Donetsk city centre),…

European Commission - Statement Brussels, 25 September 2015 EU Commissioner for Humanitarian and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has issued the following statement: "The decision of the de facto authorities of certain areas of the Luhansk region to remove humanitarian…

This report is for the media and general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The…

On 21 September 2015, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is alarmed by the decision of the Humanitarian Committee of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic to refuse permission for MSF to provide critical medical and humanitarian assistance in Lugansk. MSF is extremely…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. On Wednesday, the authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, decided to expel…