Conflict
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): More than 2,500 children in the Donetsk region of Ukraine are without heat, electricity or water, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to call for an end to fighting in the area so that the infrastructure can be repaired. more
Ukraine: Security Council meets on situation with sense of ‘urgency and hope’

New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine enters its third year, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday met with both a sense of urgenc ...

Ukraine: UN official urges Government to keep checkpoints open for access to medicines, food

New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Ukraine on Wednesday called on the Government to keep checkpoints open in conflict-affected areas in ...

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

New York, Jul 15 (JEN): 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 ...

Ukraine: UN warns number of displaced persons and refugees on the rise

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): The number of people fleeing their homes in Ukraine continues to rise, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Ukraine: UN reports uptick in internal displacement as country's conflict grinds on

New York, Jun 10 (JEN): The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine has soared to over one million due to the ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, the United ...

Ukraine: UN reports humanitarian situation still dire amid sporadic fighting

New York, May 27 (JEN): The tenuous situation in eastern Ukraine continues to be marked by sporadic fighting and a crippling humanitarian crisis forcing many civilians to seek refuge in unde ...

Ukraine: Ban pledges UN support amid conflict in country’s eastern regions

New York, May 9 (JEN): Continuing his travels in Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the people of Ukraine on Friday ...

Ukraine: UN agency concerned by dire conditions facing civilians

New york, Mar 11(JEN): The United Nations refugee agency said on Monday that it is “extremely concerned” about the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine, particularly in ar ...

In latest report, UN rights office says nearly 1,000 dead amid shaky Ukraine ceasefire

New York, Nov 21 (JEN):lmost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a tenuous ceasefire was established there in early September amid efforts to end the violence between armed rebel ...