Deadly war weapons endanger lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
Dec 22, 2017, at 05:20 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): Landmines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war threaten the lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations Children's Fund has warned, calling on all parties to the conflict to immediately end the use of the lethal weapons and allow mine clearance activities to begin.
Lack of jobs, money for rent, add to woes in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, says UN agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:46 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): As temperatures plummet across eastern Ukraine, many – including the elderly – who fled their homes following hostilities are forced to return to their original place of residence due to lack of jobs and money to pay rent in the places they were sheltering, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
Fears of 'severe deterioration' of humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine, warns UN official
Nov 09, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Nov 8(Just Earth News): Recent escalation of fighting in close proximity of critical infrastructure and services in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, could endanger over a million lives, the top United Nations official in the country has warned.
UN calls for probe and accountability following possible landmine blast in eastern Ukraine
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday called for an investigation into a possible landmine explosion in eastern Ukraine after a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission was killed and two others were injured.
UN migration agency seeks $25 million to aid families in Eastern Ukraine
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): To meet the emergency needs of 180,000 people in Eastern Ukraine, the United Nations migration agency on Tuesday announced plans to provide aid ranging from blankets to money to cover electricity costs and psychological support at a cost of $25 million.
UN refugee agency urges better measures for people crossing contact line in eastern Ukraine
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday called on authorities in Ukraine to help ease the plight of some 26,000 people who cross the dividing line between Government-controlled and non-Government-controlled areas of the crisis-gripped country daily.
Civilian casualties up 66 per cent in eastern Ukraine during summer – UN report
Sep 16, 2016, at 04:08 am
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report released on Thursday shows a 66 per cent increase in the number of conflict-related civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and describes the deterioration of the human rights situation there, as a result of escalating hostilities between the Government and non-Government forces from June to August.
Eastern Ukraine: UN rights chief says downing of plane may be 'war crime,' urges probe
Jul 29, 2014, at 04:50 pm
New York, July 29 (IBNS) The shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine may amount to a war crime, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday said on Monday, releasing a new report that details a total breakdown of law and order and a reign of fear and terror inflicted by armed groups in the area.