Ukraine
By Stephen Ryan (@stiofanoriain), in Kharkiv, Ukraine Since the outbreak of fighting in eastern Ukraine last year, people have been fleeing from the region for their safety, for their lives. Current estimates are that over 1.3 million…
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The Temporary Order (TO) of 21 January 2015 put in place an access regime to/from the territory not controlled by the Government of Ukraine, requesting special permits which one must apply for in advance in order…
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The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed ongoing ceasefire violations at and around…
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Highlights Increased fighting is reported in several locations, and in particular in the area of Mariinka, west of Donetsk. Access to water is a critical issue for many civilians living along the contact line. Funding for humanitarian operations remains…
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2015 forecast at high level, although below last year's record Cereal exports in 2014/15 marketing year (July/June) expected at record levels Domestic prices of wheat and wheat flour declined in May, but still…
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The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and significant caution regarding security considerations*. Ceasefire violations continued at and around…
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SC/11920 7457th Meeting* (AM) Debate Focuses on Mitigating New Clashes, Facilitating Return to Negotiations The military track as a means to end the crisis in Ukraine had not been abandoned, and a prospect of a return to a deepening,…
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*The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and significant caution regarding security considerations . The SMM observed an increase…
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By Sven G. Simonsen The children who came out of Debaltseve’s bomb shelters had changed. “We thought they wouldn’t recover for a long time – if ever,” says Zoya Ovcharenko, headmistress of the town’s only operating kindergarten.…
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Daniel Schearf KYIV—Ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine has displaced more than a million people. The violence and displacement have affected the psychological state of many of those, most worryingly - children. Volunteers, including psychologists, are trying…
