Reports

The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine affects millions of people and the recent increase in military operations - as well as the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - are bringing additional threats, especially…

Authored by Brienna Perelli-Harris, Orsola Torrisi, Michael G Head and Ken Brackstone, this Migration Research Series paper highlights the household composition and characteristics of those displaced by the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine. The paper showcases…

Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. DESTRUCTION OF UKRAINE’S KAKHOVKA DAM CAUSES WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION On…

As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, WHO continues to provide support in analysing health data for an evidence-based response. In June 2023 the WHO Country Office in Ukraine, in collaboration with national and…

Highlights So far this year, UNICEF has ensured access to safe water for 2,869,444 people, including 96,680 people newly reached in May. Most were reached through the provision of water treatment chemicals to the Kharkiv and Cherkasy…

HIGHLIGHTS The massive flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on 6 June has continued to recede over the past 48 hours, with water levels now reaching just above 2 metres in areas under Ukrainian…

The war in Ukraine is driving enormous medical needs and disrupting people’s access to urgently needed health care. Teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provide medical and humanitarian aid in various parts of the…

The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was destroyed by a series of explosions on June 6, unleashing a torrential flood that engulfed more than 80 settlements in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. The flooding has affected more than 40,000…

Overview In this edition of the Monthly Operational Update on Health Emergencies, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: Sierra Leone conducts Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR) pilot Empowering communities to fight cholera misinformation in…

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on 6 June 2023 has caused widespread devastation and human suffering. The overall impact on water supplies, sanitation and sewage systems, and health services cannot be underestimated. The severe flooding downstream…