Reports

1. INTRODUCTION The conflict that broke out in the eastern Ukraine in April, 2014 has led to significant human losses, massive suffering, large-scale civilian displacement, as well as the destruction of private property and public infrastructure in…

5 April 2019 | Kyiv — On World Health Day 2019, WHO calls on leaders to invest in primary health care as the smartest step towards universal health coverage. Between 70 and 80% of people’s health needs…

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs On 31 January, the 2019 Ukraine Humanitarian Response Plan was launched in Kiev jointly with the Ministry of Temporary Occupied Territories (MTOT), requesting US$162 million to provide aid to 2.3 million people…

Situation Update After nearly five years of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, health continues to be a major priority among affected populations and as such, Health Cluster partners continue to work to improve access to life-saving services…

PROTECTION CONCERNS Civilian casualties: In February, OHCHR recorded 12 conflict-related civilian casualties (2 killed and 10 injured). This is a 300% increase compared to January. Overall, mine and ERW-related incidents accounted for 50% of casualties. Mine contamination: On 23…

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges adolescents face in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine and inform relevant policy and programme design processes, most notably the on-going educational reform…

Adopted Legislation Law on mine action in Ukraine The pilot National Mine Action Standards (NMAS) Pension Fund budget for 2019 Law on social services Strengthening protection of GBV and domestic violence survivors Draft Legislation Verification and monitoring of state benefits Amendments to Law on…

Highlights WHO emergency programme in eastern Ukraine In response to the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine, WHO and partners provide life-saving health services to conflict-affected populations on both sides of the contact line. With the support of WHO: •…

Budapest, 5 March 2019 – Ukrainian Red Cross Society volunteers are being deployed to help contain a measles outbreak that has affected more than 75,000 people, making it the largest outbreak in Europe since 2015. …

BACKGROUND Main challenges As the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fifth year, ongoing violence continues to impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people as well as influencing the country’s overall development prospects. Daily skirmishes and…