Ukraine

UNDP provides assitance to internally displaced persons in Sievierodonetsk, a city in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine: UN kicks-off campaign to reach displaced persons with humanitarian aid

31 December 2014
Amid continuing fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to the country’s internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as other vulnerable citizens trapped by the ongoing hostilities.
Mariya with with her two children Liliya and Alina.
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‘Extremely serious’ situation for over a million children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine – UN

19 December 2014
In eastern Ukraine, the situation remains ‘extremely serious’ for more than 1.7 million children affected by the escalating crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today as it appealed for funds to continue its humanitarian response in the country.
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman (2nd right) with UN delegation prior to meeting with Speaker Volodymyr Hroysman.
UN

During Ukraine visit, senior UN official pledges broad support for Government

17 December 2014
The top United Nations political official today voiced the Organization’s “unwavering commitment” in helping Ukraine address the range of political, humanitarian, security and development challenges it continues to face amid ongoing fighting in the country’s east.
A Ukrainian mother with her daughter and young friend in the room where she lives with her family at a centre for displaced people in Slavyansk.
UNHCR/E. Ziyatdinova

Amid ongoing hostilities, UN warns of ‘life-threatening’ conditions for Ukraine’s civilians

15 December 2014
As the conflict in eastern Ukraine heads into its tenth month, continued fighting and bitter cold temperatures are placing more than five million people at risk, the top United Nations human rights official warned today as he described conditions for those still living in conflict-affected areas as becoming “increasingly dire.”
A woman collects aid items at a distribution centre in Nikolayevka, eastern Ukraine.
UNHCR/E. Zivatdinov

Half a million displaced in eastern Ukraine as winter looms, warns UN refugee agency

5 December 2014
The fighting in eastern Ukraine this year has internally displaced over half a million people leaving them vulnerable to the harsh winter months ahead, the United Nations Refugee (UNHCR) warned today as aid workers race against the clock to distribute essential cold-weather supplies.