Ukraine

Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014.
OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka

Security Council fails to adopt proposal to create tribunal on crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17

29 July 2015
The United Nations Security Council was unable to adopt a new resolution today following Russia’s negative vote on a measure that would have established an international tribunal to prosecute persons responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed on 17 July 2014 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014.
OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka

One year after tragedy, Ban pays tribute to victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

17 July 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid today tribute to the victims who lost their lives a year ago aboard the "tragic" Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine.
In February 2015, volunteers unload a supply of bottled water, provided by UNICEF, from a vehicle in the city of Debaltsevo in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov

Ukraine: UNICEF appeals for help to restore damaged water facilities for 1.3 million people

14 July 2015
With only 60 per cent of the pre-conflict water supply capacities still functioning in Ukraine, some 1.3 million people are struggling to cope with a “serious water crisis” because of damaged or destroyed water lines, forcing many families to travel with buckets to working wells in neighbouring villages, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today.
Residents walk along the main road of Nikishino village in eastern Ukraine.
UNHCR/Andrew McConnell

As Ukraine fighting continues, UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis

10 July 2015
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is continuing to deteriorate as the number of Ukrainians in need of assistance has now reached a total of five million people, a spokesperson for the United Nations relief arm reported today.
A mother and son receiving a WFP food voucher, distributed by NGO partner, ADRA, in Sloviansk, Ukraine.
WFP/Iuliiya Korzh

Ukraine: UN scales up food assistance in country's crisis torn eastern region

1 July 2015
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will scale up its emergency operation in eastern Ukraine to provide 500,000 conflict-affected people in the region with food assistance until the end of the year.