Sitrep 20 ukraine - 28 november 2014

UKRAINE
Situation report No.20 as of 28 November 2014
This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with humanitarian
partners. It covers the period from 15 – 28 November 2014, unless otherwise noted. The next report will be published on 12 December.
Vinnytsya
6,927
0 to 2 per thousand
3 to 4 per thousand
5 to 6 per thousand
7 to 8 per thousand
9 to 10 per thousand
Highlights
· The President signed the new IDP law into force on 19 November. The humanitarian community welcomes this
move and continues to advocate for harmonization with Governmental Decrees 505, 509, and 595 to ensure
comprehensive protection and support for IDPs.
· The humanitarian community is deeply concerned by the Government of Ukraine announcement calling for the
closure and withdrawal of all governmental services and personnel from areas controlled by armed groups by 1
December. The human rights and humanitarian implications of this move are serious and will deepen the
vulnerability of those populations most in need of assistance, particularly as the onset of winter deepens making
these essential services more life-saving in nature.
· The Humanitarian Response website for Ukraine was launched on 27 November and can be found here. The
website is easy to navigate and provides easy access to contacts, events/meetings, key documents, maps and
infographics, statistics and other operational data.
· The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) is preparing for the launch of the 2015 Strategic Response Plan on 8
December in Geneva and 12 December in Kyiv, Ukraine.
5.2 m
Estimated number of people living in
conflict-affected areas as of 28 November
490,046 Internally
displaced people as of
28 November (source: SES)
545,613 Fled to neighboring
countries as of 28 November
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org
Volyn
1,938
Dnipropetrovs'k
41,
922
Donets'k
72,887
Zhytomyr
5,507
Zakarpatska
2,652
Zaporizhzhia
48,527
Ivano-Frankivs'k
2,655
Kyiv
39,047
Kirovohrad
8,666
Luhans'k
30,120
L'viv
9,032
Mykolayiv
7,214
Odesa
19,783
Poltava
15,373
Rivne
2,581
Sumy
9,560
Ternopil'
1,848
Kharkiv
117,188
Kherson
7,439
Khmel'nyts'kyy
4,036 Cherkasy
8,068
Chernivtsi
2,143
Chernihiv
7,962
IDP influx in 2014 (as of 27 November 2014)
Colour tone represents ratio of IDPs to local population
Affected areas
area currently not under government control
area previously not under government control
Circle diameter represents size of IDP influx. Numbers below oblast names are all IDPs.
women
men
children
elderly and disabled
not disaggregated

Situation Report No. 20 – Ukraine | 2
Met
70%
Funding by donor ($)
All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of
cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org
Situation Overview
November 21 marked the one year anniversary since the start of the Maidan events of 2013. The situation
remained calm in Kyiv, with marches and concerts in city center. However, ongoing conflict mars the safety and
security of conflict-affected people in the east, and winter temperatures, already below zero, threaten the health
and wellbeing of vulnerable displaced people. Reports of extreme vulnerability in state institutions in or near areas
of conflict are of serious concern – the chronically ill, mentally ill, disabled, elderly, and orphaned children are in
particular need of immediate protection, food and health response.
The Protection, Child Protection (sub-sector), and Shelter sectors are active at field level, with more to follow.
OCHA has deployed a Humanitarian Affairs Officer to eastern Ukraine to facilitate coordination meetings in the
regions most affected by conflict, including Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia. The UN is
working to identify suitable joint premises in field locations to better coordinate and engage in response. The
humanitarian community welcomes the arrival of a Nutrition expert this month, further strengthening coordination
and response, and awaits the recruitment and arrival of a Gender Based Violence (GBV) Humanitarian sub-sector
lead and a Cash Transfer Expert.
On 20 November, the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Gukovo and Donetsk checkpoints
was extended by one month until 23 December 2014, and expanded from 16 to 22 civilian observers. The number
of people crossing the border and talking to the Observer Teams (OTs) continues to decrease, reportedly due to
cold weather conditions. The OSCE reports that a total of seven Russian convoys have entered and exited
Ukraine.
At least 4,356 killed (including 298 from flight MH-17) and 10,016 wounded in eastern Ukraine as of 25 November
(source: OHCHR/WHO)1.
Funding
The Preliminary Response Plan (PRP) was launched on 14 August, against which UN agencies requested an
initial $33.3 million for immediate life-saving needs. Since the launch of the PRP, the situation has significantly
deteriorated and needs have risen further. As of 28 November, donors have contributed $23.3 million (UN only).
As of 28 November, the total amount provided by donors to international aid organizations for relief activities in
Ukraine amounts to $49.6 million.
Ukraine Crisis 2014
$33.3 million requested
Un-met
30%
1 This is a very conservative estimate by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine and the World Health Organization based on
available official data. These totals include: Ukrainian armed forces casualties as reported by the Ukrainian authorities; 298 people from flight
MH-17; casualties reported by civil medical establishments and local administrations of Donetsk and Luhansk regions: and civilians and some
members of armed groups (without distinguishing them). OHCHR and WHO believe that actual fatality numbers are considerably higher.

Humanitarian Response
Livelihoods and Early Recovery (sector lead: Inita Paulovica, Inita.Paulovica@undp.org)
Preparedness:
· The Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment completed field visits and government liaison to compile
information on: infrastructure, economic development and social resilience. A draft report will be prepared
by mid-December to present recovery needs in government-controlled areas.
· According to a new survey published by the Kyiv International Institution of Sociology, medicines are in
serious need, most critically in Pervomaysk, Stakhanov, and Stanitsa Luhanskaya cities.
Needs:
· Winterization needs are huge; there is information about hundreds of public infrastructure requiring
improvement of the heating system, as well as solution of water supply problems.
· According to the latest government information, more than 12,000 facilities (both public and private) were
damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict. New territories affected by the conflict have been added,
including information from the Mariupol city administration assessing preliminary damage at US $500,000.
· Several partners have identified the need for mine awareness programs, as unexploded ordinance are a
concern in areas affected by hostilities.
Response:
· The recovery of public infrastructure and housing continues. In Donetsk oblast, the state administration
informed that 2,184 buildings were restored, including 26 schools, 16 kindergartens, and 2 health
institutions.
· IDP collective centers to be improved under the UNDP Community Based Approach and Local
Development Project were identified in cooperation with local authorities.
Gaps & Constraints:
· Escalation of military activities has aggravated security situation in the region, and led to increased
uncertainty and fear among the population (including fear of persecution for cooperation with Ukrainian
authorities).
· At least 20 so called “city-forming” enterprises have been closed in affected areas, compromising
livelihoods and will impeding the sustainable recovery of the region and IDP return.
· The withdrawal of state institutions and banks from the territories controlled by armed groups leads to
worsened livelihoods and social services. Among others, people there will lose access to their pensions,
salaries and bank savings as of 1 December. State-owned Oschadbank is leaving the areas controlled by
armed groups at this time.
· Conflict remains at significant level, and access to many cities, under control of the government, including
Schastye, Stanitsa Luhanska and others remain limited.
· Limited railroad transport contributes to access problems.
· Closure of enterprises in the affected territories will lead to high unemployment and trigger work migration
and stronger reliance on remittances in the territories.
Education (sector lead: Oyvind Wistrom, owistrom@unicef.org)
Needs:
· According to the Department of Education of Donetsk oblast out of 237 damaged educational institutions,
including kindergartens, 50 were restored, but 187 still require repairs, although many of them remain
open despite damages. 17% of schools do not operate in affected areas (147 out of 1,123 secondary
schools). In Luhansk city seven schools were not opened, while many started operations in October.
Response:
· 30 educational kits and 300 school bags covering 300 IDP children were distributed by UNICEF in
Illovajsk, Makeyvka, Snezhnoye and Mariupol through State Emergency Service and local NGOs.
· UNICEF has completed tenders for a procurement of ECD kits covering up to 10,000 children.
· Newly approved Early Recovery of Social Services and Peacebuilding in Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts
project began in mid-November. The project will be implemented in cooperation with UNICEF, and will
focus, among others, on restoration of crucial social infrastructure, including schools.
· Earlier decision to reprogram 750,000 euro in the Community Based Approach to Local Development
Project to respond to problems of IDPs in Ukraine resulted already in selection of 4 educational and youth

related institutions – the repairs and improvement of service deliveries will be conducted in the boarding
school for orphans in Kotovsk, Lysychansk Centre for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of Children,
Boarding school-sanatorium for children in Odessa, and the Youth Sports School in Balakleya (Kharkiv
oblast).
· UNDP within the Global Environmental Facility project supports renovation of the heating system and
installation of the new energy efficient boiler in school #30.
· International Renaissance Foundation launched an initiative to support Roma IDPs with 4 psychosocial
and legal counselling centers in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Zhytomyr regions. Families with
children receive assistance and help for their children to have access to the education means and
facilities.
· La Strada Ukraine rolled out a national training programme for schoolteachers and pupils in
Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Vinnitsya with the conducted initial training of 20 national trainers who
will cascade a training programme down to their regions and cover 3,000 teachers and 3,000 pupils by the
end of the year.
Gaps & Constraints:
· UNICEF is concerned by the reported cuts to teachers’ salaries in conflict-affected areas and the drastic
effect this may have on the wellbeing of school staff and children’s access to education (interruption of
education).
Emergency Shelter and NFI (sector lead: Igor Chantefor, chantefo@unhcr.org)
Needs:
· Regional Shelter/NFI Coordination meetings were held in Kyiv and Slaviansk. The sector has introduced
an online tool to collect information on assistance provided by the partners via web-based or Android
interactive platforms.
· The sector launched the Collective Center Masterlist to update information on the occupancy ratio of IDPs
accommodated in collective centers.
· Ongoing monitoring of IDP displacement patterns is conducted by ratio per district, change analysis and
mapping. Results are available online on Shelter NFI sector google group here.
Response:
· Cash assistance: In addition to previous cash assistance to some 1,634 IDPs in Kyiv, Lviv, and Vinnytsia
regions, UNHCR has provided further assistance to 2,460 IDPs in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv region (2nd
round). Negotiations with 12 more regions are in the final stages.
· Sector partners ADRA, Caritas Ukraine, IOM, IRD, PIN, and Save the Children continue to provide
winterization cash assistance in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, and Zaporizhzhia.
· In Donetsk region, 1,900 IDPs received first disbursements via ADRA, Caritas, and PIN.
· Collective Centers: 5 CCs were winterized and repaired in Donetsk region by PIN. Five more are in the
final stages. A Luhansk boarding school has received assistance with 53 windows and 7 CCs in Kharkiv
are under repair.
· House repairs: 88 houses were repaired by PIN in post-conflict areas.
· NFI in-kind: Sector partners ADRA, CrymSOS, IOM, PiN, Save Ukraine, WJR, and Save Ukraine have
assisted more than 3,000 IDPs during the reporting period. In addition, UNHCR has distributed more than
950 blankets, 1,800 bedding items, and 950 jerrycans. UNHCR has also donated computers to the
Luhansk Regional State Archive to facilitate operations.
Gaps & Constraints:
· Coal and wood are in high demand. IDPs accommodated in public facilities face the threat of eviction if
unable to pay utility bills.
· Increasing needs are being reported in the areas controlled by armed groups. While few sector partners
have access and are providing assistance there, logistical problems and ongoing insecurity hinder
appropriate response.
Food and Nutrition Security (sector leads: Leelaraj Upadhyay, leela.upadhyay@wfp.org; Valeriya Taran,
vtaran@unicef.org)
Needs:
· Food insecurity is increasingly threatened by issues of access, and the ability to purchase sufficient,
nutritious food available in stores. Eroded purchasing power at the family level, due to compounding

effects of high inflation and increased food prices, is exacerbated by long term unemployment and a
general lack of hard currency.
· Furthermore, the government’s earlier decision to refuse social benefit payments for those registered in
areas not in control by the government will significantly impair the ability of vulnerable individuals to keep
food on the table.
· With the likelihood of increased population displacements in the coming period, this will further burden
neighboring host communities and heighten food access challenges across the board. Urgent support is
required to ensure basic food needs are met.
Response:
· In-kind food, enough to support 4,335 individuals, is currently being distributed through WFP’s partner
ADRA in Donetsk and Luhansk. Priority areas for this round of distribution include those directly affected
by ongoing fighting and/or not yet reached with other forms of assistance.
Gaps & Constraints:
· A lack of negotiated humanitarian space, or humanitarian corridors, continues to inhibit improved
operational presence in conflict affected areas within Donetsk and Luhansk. To date minimal international
assistance has reached these priority areas, and in order to meet urgent needs it is key to establish an
increased presence.
Health (sector lead: Dr. Dorit Nitzan, DON@euro.who.int; Patricia Kormoss, kpj@euro.who.int)
Preparedness:
· Ministry of Health audit allocated medicines for state target programs (hemophilia treatment, pediatric
treatment for children, vaccines (tetanus toxoid), hemodialysis, etc.) revealed available stock to cover from
0.5-10% to 60-70% of the annual demand.
Needs:
· Emergency medical services in Donetsk and Luhansk (insurgent controlled areas) are collapsing due to
lack of ambulances, fuel and medication.
· Many physicians, nurses and caregivers have fled or unable to attend their work places2. Some hospitals,
clinics and institutions depend on volunteers’ work. Many lack medications, consumables and food.
· IDPs are required to pay out-of-pocket for primary and secondary care. Only emergency medical services
are provided free of charge. Many IDPs now depend on voluntary services and would benefit from
MEPUs.
· Only 30-40% of health care state target programs for the 2015 are funded (source: Ministry of Health).
· Safe blood is required in areas in east Ukraine.
Response:
· The agreement with Ukrainian Red Cross, Ministry of Health and WHO on the Mobile Emergency Public
Health Units (MEPU) and Emergency Primary Care Posts (EPPs) Project was signed. Training materials
and curriculum development for MEPUs’ staff and health care facilities staff is ongoing. Procurement of
ambulances for the MEPUs is on the way. Medical supplies for the MEPUs’ activities are procured and
expected to arrive at the beginning of December. Referral system supporting the MEPUs is being
elaborated.
· Partnership and the finalization for three additional MEPU’s in Mariupol region is on the pre-agreement
status.
Gaps & Constraints:
· Medical staff of the hospitals situated in the non-government controlled area is proposed to be integrated
into the government controlled health care system allowing them to keep their salaries and social benefits.
This is directly linked to the recent Decree of Government of Ukraine indicating the discontinuation of the
funding. This is further impacting on the health services availability in the non-government controlled areas
as well as availability of medicines due to interruption of procurement.
· The communicable disease surveillance in the non-government controlled area is not provided although
for the rest part of Ukraine no increase in infectious diseases cases is registered (source: The State
outbreak Surveillance system, Ministry of Health).
2 Estimated 20-30% lack of doctors, 20-50% lack of nurses and 50-70% lack of paramedics.

Protection (sector leads: Ilija Todorovic, todorovi@unhcr.org; Fiona Frazer, ffrazer@ohchr.org)
Preparedness:
· Following introduction of the new entry/exit procedures at checkpoints on the boundary of areas controlled
by armed groups, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has published on its website the list of
documents that qualify for passing. Ukrainian nationals will need a travel document (internal or
international travel passport) to get through. Foreigners and stateless persons will be admitted in and out
only with a valid passport and visa, and provided there are proper entry stamps affixed by Ukrainian entry
officials earlier. These procedures may however have more far-reaching implications for IDPs, since those
who lost their passports will not be admitted in principle. Further monitoring in the field will be carried out.
· CPWG is about to formalize children protection coordination mechanisms in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and
Zaporizhzhia.
· Dedicated mapping of agencies working with institutions, alternative child care, UASC initiated.
· Inter-sector working groups dedicated to thematic issues of persons of concern are being created across
Child/Protection, MHPSS and now the GBV sub working group: institutions, inter-agency monitoring
response mechanism, legal redress.
· CPWG members have started training with MoE psychologists to support children and teachers adjusting
to displacement in schools.
· The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) continued to monitor casualties,
detentions, enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment, reprisals and access to basic social services in
the conflict area.
Needs:
· Illegal detention, persecution and intimidation of people suspected of support to Ukrainian armed forces or
pro-Ukrainian sympathies continued to be widespread on the territories controlled by armed groups.
Efforts of the Ukrainian Government to safeguard territorial integrity of the country and to restore law and
order in the conflict zone continued to be marred by arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances and ill-treatment
of people suspected of terrorism and separatism.
· There is a great need to map child protection agencies in the conflict areas.
Response:
· The HRMMU followed a number of abductions by the armed groups, and cases of arbitrary detention,
enforced disappearance and incommunicado by the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.
· The working group on IDPs registration with the participation of MoSP, UNHCR and NGOs has developed
Action Plan and implements it within strict time framework. Currently main problems are understaffing of
social protection divisions, their overload with other social issues, lack of necessary equipment. As a result
the process of registration is slow and social protection authorities especially in the areas near conflict
zone experience long queues and issuance of IDPs certificates is delayed for 1-2 months. Involvement of
volunteers, introduction of on-line registration, pre-registration module and other optimization options are
being discussed.
Gaps & Constraints:
· With the adoption of the Law on IDPs necessary primary legislation is in place, however now
harmonization with earlier secondary legislation (Resolutions 505, 509, 595) is needed, particular with
taxation of humanitarian aid, registration and financial assistance.
· The payment of social benefits, including pensions, has become a major concern for Donetsk and
Luhansk residents after the Government’s 5 November announcement that state social benefits will only
be paid in the areas controlled by the Ukrainian government. On 17-18 November, in a number of towns
controlled by armed groups, local residents demanded that the ‘local authorities’ pay social benefits or
disseminate humanitarian aid. The Cabinet of Ministers issued Resolution 637 regulating such payments.
It establishes that those categories will receive social payments only in the places of their registration as
IDP which reportedly should correspond to the places of their actual residence. Moreover they must get
IDP certificate by the 31 December 2014 to retain any kind of social payments. This decision has resulted
in many beneficiaries rushing to be registered in the government controlled areas and leaving most
vulnerable groups in the conflict zone (not all are capable of leaving their houses and relocation).
· The evacuation issue is very worrying with regards to people who stay in special institutions including
children, as well as those who stay at home, being unable to receive necessary assistance. Different
approach is required for each category. Proper assessment in terms of protection is needed before further
action. The problem is also complicated by the limited access to areas controlled by armed groups.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (sector lead: Rudi Luchmann, rluchmann@unicef.org)
Background on the crisis
In April 2014, armed groups in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk) began to seize buildings and arms. As a result of
ongoing fighting between armed groups and government forces, as well as the events which occurred in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
(ARC) in March 2014, people have been forced to flee their homes and have become increasingly vulnerable as the conflict intensified and
spread. Those staying in Donbas region, particularly in areas affected by fighting, face imminent security threats due to military activities by all
parties to the conflict that are increasingly concentrated in densely populated urban areas. Provision of basic services has been disrupted,
supplies are increasingly limited, and an upsurge in lawlessness has occurred. Ongoing daily ceasefire violations continue to be reported,
despite the 5 September Ceasefire and 19 September nine-point Memorandum agreed in Minsk. Indiscriminate shelling and continued
insecurity are placing conflict-affected people and humanitarian actors at risk.
The displaced population has significantly increased since early June 2014. To date, 490,046 people have reportedly been displaced and
545,613 people have reportedly fled to neighbouring countries. Of these, 444,895 have sought refuge in Russia. Most have left with few
belongings and are in need of shelter, food and non-food assistance, placing pressure on neighbouring regions.
Needs:
· The water supply is not reliable in some parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. There are issues with
water quality in some areas where water supply has been restored.
· A UNICEF field mission to Kharkiv confirmed the need for hygiene supplies among IDP children and
families.
Response:
· In the last few weeks UNICEF has distributed 230 adult hygiene kits and 74 baby hygiene kits covering
over 600 children and families.
· UNICEF is in the process of procuring 6 water purifying units, which will provide clean drinking water for
5,000 adults and children in Donetsk oblast.
Gaps & Constraints:
· Access to conflict-affected areas remains a security challenge and prevents comprehensive assessment
of the WASH situation on the ground.
General Coordination
· The NGO Forum meets every second Tuesday at 10:00 am at People in Need (PIN). This meeting
alternates with the OCHA-NGO Forum at 10:00 am at OCHA.
· The Cash Transfer Technical Working Group can be contacted through OCHA or Save the Children
should your organization wish to receive information and guidance on cash transfer activities in Ukraine.
· The Humanitarian Response website for Ukraine aims to streamline information sharing among the
humanitarian community in Ukraine and beyond. It is easy to navigate and provides useful overviews of
contacts, events/meetings, key documents, maps and infographics, statistics and other operational data.
Furthermore, each sector has a dedicated page to upload its sector-specific information, including meeting
minutes, guidelines, and other relevant materials. We will populate the website over the coming weeks
and welcome any suggestions you might have to improve layout and content.
· Regular sector meetings are being held in Kyiv and the field, including Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv
and Zaporizhzhia. Please click here for the meeting schedule.
For further information, please contact:
Alexis Zoe Porter, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Kyiv I porter2@un.org I +380 986 731 013
Jake Morland, Desk Officer, New York I morland@un.org I +1 212 963 2066
OCHA Ukraine Situation Reports are available at: http://reliefweb.int/country/ukr.
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