Reports

Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2015 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Simon Henshaw announced May 23 in Kyiv that the United States is providing $18 million in additional U.S.…

Situation Overview The Kurakhove checkpoint was closed on several occasions in mid-May (9-12 May). Despite a ceasefire, ongoing conflict was also reported close to Mariupol, Donetsk and Luhansk City. The first cargo to Luhansk City was transported by…

This report is provided for the media and the general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Relatively low-level fighting continued in and around Donetsk airport…

Highlights ● Sporadic fighting continue in the areas of Donetsk airport, Shyrokyne, Avdiivka and Shastia: many civilians continue to seek refuge in underground shelters there. ● One civilian was killed by a landmine on 14 May near Mariinka…

It’s 1pm on a Friday but the corridors of a school in Debaltseve, a town in the east of Ukraine that has been the scene of some of the worst fighting of the conflict, are silent. No…

This report is provided for the media and the general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was…

Highlights In May 2015, WFP established an operational presence in the eastern region with one area office in Kramatorsk and two sub-offices in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. Starting July 2015, WFP will scale up its activities in eastern Ukraine…

This report is provided for the media and the general public 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…

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 that the number of…

COUNTRY STRATEGY In order to assist people affected by the crisis in the Eastern Conflict Areas (ECAs) of Ukraine, WFP acts through its Emergency Operation (EMOP), which followed the Immediate response (IR)-EMOP. WFP provides food assistance through…