Mariupol: Living with conflict and post-conflict prospectsDonbassFullAccess
Mariupol is a large industrial city in the south of the Donetsk region. The city is one of the most important industrial centres in Ukraine, since it is home to two major metallurgical companies. The Port of Mariupol is the largest and most well-equipped port on the Sea of Azov, one of Ukraine’s four biggest ports. After armed conflict broke out in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014, Mariupol became the most important strategic point in the country, a target of clashes between the two opposing sides.
This research looks at the views of the inhabitants of Mariupol and its environs on the local consequences of the conflict, to understand the expectations of citizens, businesses and government officials in terms of minimising the impact of the conflict, and to identify areas of dialogue and cooperation that may be possible among the community, businesses and local authorities in order to address the most pressing local issues.
The research was conducted by the Mariupol Youth Union and commissioned by International Alert with the financial support of the European Union.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 1 December 2014 to 15 Februar...DonbassFullAccess
This is the ninth report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Ukraine based on the work of the Human Rights Mission in Ukraine (HRMU). The report covers the period from 1 December 2014 to 15 February 2015.
CAMEROON CRISIS WORSEN AND TAKES A CRITICAL PHASEMELO SAMA HASSAN
Cameroon at the phase of a civil war
Ambazonia war
Southern cameroon independence
Ambazonia war of restoration
Terorrism in cameroo
Anglophone crisis in cameroon
Conflict-related Displacement in Ukraine: Increased Vulnerabilities of Affect...DonbassFullAccess
In August 2014 the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) published its first thematic report on internal displacement in Ukraine. The existence of critical voices in some host communities towards internally displaced persons (IDPs) was raised as an emerging issue. Two years after the start of the conflict in and around Ukraine, similar concerns to the ones voiced in 2014 still exist and are now compounded by new challenges. The SMM monitors spoke to more than 1,600 IDPs and members of host communities across the country in order to assess the impact of the ongoing conflict and long-term displacement on IDPs and their relations with host communities.
Mariupol: Living with conflict and post-conflict prospectsDonbassFullAccess
Mariupol is a large industrial city in the south of the Donetsk region. The city is one of the most important industrial centres in Ukraine, since it is home to two major metallurgical companies. The Port of Mariupol is the largest and most well-equipped port on the Sea of Azov, one of Ukraine’s four biggest ports. After armed conflict broke out in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014, Mariupol became the most important strategic point in the country, a target of clashes between the two opposing sides.
This research looks at the views of the inhabitants of Mariupol and its environs on the local consequences of the conflict, to understand the expectations of citizens, businesses and government officials in terms of minimising the impact of the conflict, and to identify areas of dialogue and cooperation that may be possible among the community, businesses and local authorities in order to address the most pressing local issues.
The research was conducted by the Mariupol Youth Union and commissioned by International Alert with the financial support of the European Union.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 1 December 2014 to 15 Februar...DonbassFullAccess
This is the ninth report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Ukraine based on the work of the Human Rights Mission in Ukraine (HRMU). The report covers the period from 1 December 2014 to 15 February 2015.
CAMEROON CRISIS WORSEN AND TAKES A CRITICAL PHASEMELO SAMA HASSAN
Cameroon at the phase of a civil war
Ambazonia war
Southern cameroon independence
Ambazonia war of restoration
Terorrism in cameroo
Anglophone crisis in cameroon
Conflict-related Displacement in Ukraine: Increased Vulnerabilities of Affect...DonbassFullAccess
In August 2014 the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) published its first thematic report on internal displacement in Ukraine. The existence of critical voices in some host communities towards internally displaced persons (IDPs) was raised as an emerging issue. Two years after the start of the conflict in and around Ukraine, similar concerns to the ones voiced in 2014 still exist and are now compounded by new challenges. The SMM monitors spoke to more than 1,600 IDPs and members of host communities across the country in order to assess the impact of the ongoing conflict and long-term displacement on IDPs and their relations with host communities.
Hardship for conflict-affected civilians in eastern UkraineDonbassFullAccess
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine continuously monitors conflictaffected areas and reports on the precarious humanitarian situation impacting the lives of the most vulnerable groups of the population in Ukraine. The SMM has observed that ongoing hostilities infringe on the living conditions of civilians on both sides of the contact line. This includes their access to adequate housing, safe drinking water, energy for cooking, heating, lighting, and access to essential medicine and basic health services, including psychological support. Civilians residing along the approximately 500-kilometre-long contact line are significantly affected by the conduct of hostilities including the presence of Ukrainian Armed Forces, so-called “LPR” and so-called “DPR” armed formations and the use of heavy weapons in or near their villages, cities and towns.
Hardship for conflict-affected civilians in eastern UkraineDonbassFullAccess
This report covers the challenges faced by conflict-affected civilians living along the contact line in accessing adequate housing, safe drinking water, and energy for cooking, heating, lighting, and essential medicine and basic health services. It does not provide a comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine; it seeks to provide an overview of the current humanitarian challenges and key concerns that arise from the conduct of hostilities in populated areas as well as by relevant measures adopted by the sides.
The findings in this report are based on regular monitoring by the SMM from May to end of September 2016. On a daily basis the SMM monitors the situation of civilians living on both sides, near and along the approximately 500-kilometre-long contact line throughout Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Particular attention is given to populations living in hard-to-reach locations, and to locations where “DPR” and “LPR” armed formations have established positions or are using equipment within or near populated areas. Similar situations involving the Ukrainian Armed Forces are also a focus for the SMM. The SMM monitors the human rights situation of these civilians, their living conditions and humanitarian needs through direct observation and interviews.
More than 2 years have passed since Minsk I was signed in September, 2014. The Agreement fi xed a step-by-step return of the uncontrolled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the control of Ukraine. However, it has not been implemented yet; moreover, it has been violated many times.
The parties to the confl ict interpret the Agreement implementation algorithm diff erently and accuse each other of unwillingness to implement it. There are local clashes and shooting at the demarcation line; diplomats hold regular meetings in European countries and in Minsk; however, there has been no breakthrough. At the same time, those people, who live on the territory of the Donetsk region, which was united in the past, continue living in new conditions.
NGO Donetsk Institute of Information has conducted audit of various spheres of life in the Donetsk region during the two years of the non-implementation of the Minsk Agreement and presents recommendations which might help make the life of civilians as well as the future reintegration of the region easier.
Not so quiet on the eastern front: audit of the Minsk agreements and Ukraine`...DonbassFullAccess
This report was produced under the Ukrainian Think Tank Development Initiative (TTDI), which is implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE) and the Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels. TTDI is funded by the
Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Sweden, IRF and OSIFE.
Vlad Galushko, editor
Authors (in alphabetical order): Leonid Litra, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Ilona Sologoub, Vitaliy Syzov, Mykola Zamikula, Kateryna Zarembo, Oleksandr Zholud, and Maria Zolkina.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 August to 15 November 2015DonbassFullAccess
This is the twelfth report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, based on the work of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). It covers the period from 16 August to 15 November 2015.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 July 2014DonbassFullAccess
The continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in eastern Ukraine, the rapid escalation of hostilities and the growing impact on the rest of the country have been the main developments during the past month.
The humanitarian situation and the plight of civilians in territories adjacent to the contact line in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions. Report of the International Monitoring Group on the Findings from the Field Monitoring Mission, 17 - 23 December 2017.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 June 2014DonbassFullAccess
The present report is based on findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) covering the period of 7 May – 7 June 2014. It follows two reports on the human rights situation in Ukraine released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 15 April and 16 May 2014.
Eastern Ukraine has been in a humanitarian crisis since March 2014, when armed conflict erupted between separatists and Ukrainian armed forces. Separatists now control most of eastern Donetsk region, and a small area of southern Luhansk region. Despite two successive ceasefires in September 2014 and February 2015, the humanitarian situation has continued to worsen through the breakdown of law and order, separation of families and communities, the destruction of infrastructures and disruption to essential services. The humanitarian crisis is continuing to deteriorate and 4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and more than2.8 million have been displaced.
Protection and health are of particular concern in conflict areas, particularly as a large number of older people are affected. Humanitarian access to certain areas remains very limited, particularly in zones where armed hostilities are taking place, and hampering the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people who are in need of humanitarian aid due to the combined impact of conflict, displacement and extreme poverty. Virtually all international aid organisations have been banned from non-government areas.
Since the start of the conflict, population face shortages in food, health services, water & sanitation facilities, basic household items and shelter, and suffer from psychological distress.
Hardship for conflict-affected civilians in eastern UkraineDonbassFullAccess
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine continuously monitors conflictaffected areas and reports on the precarious humanitarian situation impacting the lives of the most vulnerable groups of the population in Ukraine. The SMM has observed that ongoing hostilities infringe on the living conditions of civilians on both sides of the contact line. This includes their access to adequate housing, safe drinking water, energy for cooking, heating, lighting, and access to essential medicine and basic health services, including psychological support. Civilians residing along the approximately 500-kilometre-long contact line are significantly affected by the conduct of hostilities including the presence of Ukrainian Armed Forces, so-called “LPR” and so-called “DPR” armed formations and the use of heavy weapons in or near their villages, cities and towns.
Hardship for conflict-affected civilians in eastern UkraineDonbassFullAccess
This report covers the challenges faced by conflict-affected civilians living along the contact line in accessing adequate housing, safe drinking water, and energy for cooking, heating, lighting, and essential medicine and basic health services. It does not provide a comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine; it seeks to provide an overview of the current humanitarian challenges and key concerns that arise from the conduct of hostilities in populated areas as well as by relevant measures adopted by the sides.
The findings in this report are based on regular monitoring by the SMM from May to end of September 2016. On a daily basis the SMM monitors the situation of civilians living on both sides, near and along the approximately 500-kilometre-long contact line throughout Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Particular attention is given to populations living in hard-to-reach locations, and to locations where “DPR” and “LPR” armed formations have established positions or are using equipment within or near populated areas. Similar situations involving the Ukrainian Armed Forces are also a focus for the SMM. The SMM monitors the human rights situation of these civilians, their living conditions and humanitarian needs through direct observation and interviews.
More than 2 years have passed since Minsk I was signed in September, 2014. The Agreement fi xed a step-by-step return of the uncontrolled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the control of Ukraine. However, it has not been implemented yet; moreover, it has been violated many times.
The parties to the confl ict interpret the Agreement implementation algorithm diff erently and accuse each other of unwillingness to implement it. There are local clashes and shooting at the demarcation line; diplomats hold regular meetings in European countries and in Minsk; however, there has been no breakthrough. At the same time, those people, who live on the territory of the Donetsk region, which was united in the past, continue living in new conditions.
NGO Donetsk Institute of Information has conducted audit of various spheres of life in the Donetsk region during the two years of the non-implementation of the Minsk Agreement and presents recommendations which might help make the life of civilians as well as the future reintegration of the region easier.
Not so quiet on the eastern front: audit of the Minsk agreements and Ukraine`...DonbassFullAccess
This report was produced under the Ukrainian Think Tank Development Initiative (TTDI), which is implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE) and the Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels. TTDI is funded by the
Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Sweden, IRF and OSIFE.
Vlad Galushko, editor
Authors (in alphabetical order): Leonid Litra, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Ilona Sologoub, Vitaliy Syzov, Mykola Zamikula, Kateryna Zarembo, Oleksandr Zholud, and Maria Zolkina.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 August to 15 November 2015DonbassFullAccess
This is the twelfth report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, based on the work of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). It covers the period from 16 August to 15 November 2015.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 July 2014DonbassFullAccess
The continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in eastern Ukraine, the rapid escalation of hostilities and the growing impact on the rest of the country have been the main developments during the past month.
The humanitarian situation and the plight of civilians in territories adjacent to the contact line in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions. Report of the International Monitoring Group on the Findings from the Field Monitoring Mission, 17 - 23 December 2017.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 June 2014DonbassFullAccess
The present report is based on findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) covering the period of 7 May – 7 June 2014. It follows two reports on the human rights situation in Ukraine released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 15 April and 16 May 2014.
Eastern Ukraine has been in a humanitarian crisis since March 2014, when armed conflict erupted between separatists and Ukrainian armed forces. Separatists now control most of eastern Donetsk region, and a small area of southern Luhansk region. Despite two successive ceasefires in September 2014 and February 2015, the humanitarian situation has continued to worsen through the breakdown of law and order, separation of families and communities, the destruction of infrastructures and disruption to essential services. The humanitarian crisis is continuing to deteriorate and 4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and more than2.8 million have been displaced.
Protection and health are of particular concern in conflict areas, particularly as a large number of older people are affected. Humanitarian access to certain areas remains very limited, particularly in zones where armed hostilities are taking place, and hampering the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people who are in need of humanitarian aid due to the combined impact of conflict, displacement and extreme poverty. Virtually all international aid organisations have been banned from non-government areas.
Since the start of the conflict, population face shortages in food, health services, water & sanitation facilities, basic household items and shelter, and suffer from psychological distress.
Techniques to optimize the pagerank algorithm usually fall in two categories. One is to try reducing the work per iteration, and the other is to try reducing the number of iterations. These goals are often at odds with one another. Skipping computation on vertices which have already converged has the potential to save iteration time. Skipping in-identical vertices, with the same in-links, helps reduce duplicate computations and thus could help reduce iteration time. Road networks often have chains which can be short-circuited before pagerank computation to improve performance. Final ranks of chain nodes can be easily calculated. This could reduce both the iteration time, and the number of iterations. If a graph has no dangling nodes, pagerank of each strongly connected component can be computed in topological order. This could help reduce the iteration time, no. of iterations, and also enable multi-iteration concurrency in pagerank computation. The combination of all of the above methods is the STICD algorithm. [sticd] For dynamic graphs, unchanged components whose ranks are unaffected can be skipped altogether.
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...John Andrews
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Title: Chatty Kathy: Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults
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Project Team: Jay Requarth, Jana Avery, John Andrews, Dr. Dick Davis II, Nee Buntoum, Nam Yeongjin & Mat Nicholas
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2. STORY OF A CITY. MARIINKA: IN THE FIRING LINE
The conflict in eastern Ukraine and its periodic escalations are having a direct impact on
everyday life of entire Ukraine and have resulted in a large number of victims killed afterwards
the occupation and liberation of Donbas cities and smaller towns.
The Human Rights Abuse Documentation Center of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union
(UHHRU) presents chronicles of the events of hybrid armed conflict in Ukraine in 2014-2018 using
the example of several Donbas cities/towns. In course of its monitoring visits, the Center collected
eyewitnesses’ stories and studied open information sources and statistical data regarding serious
violations of human rights, including the right to life. A series of brief analytical reports proceeds with
events in Mariinka, a town in Donetsk oblast.
The town, being the administrative center of the same-name Mariinka district, is situated on the
Osykova River and adjoins western outskirts of Donetsk: during the peacetime, the industrial Donetsk
and agrarian Mariinka were separated by sunflower fields and walkways, and now, by mined outskirts
and a fighting front. Such a neighborhood is the cause of continuous shelling, new casualties among
the local population, and the destruction. The population of nearly 10 thousand has practically been
living in the line of fire all this time.
At the same time as the power was seized by Russia-led forces in Donetsk, Mariinka appeared in
sight of illegal armed formations. From the tactical point of view, the town is a stronghold for further
invading Kurakhove settlement and opens a direct way to Zaporizzhia, Mapiupol and other cities
located alongside the Azov Sea. Which is why during 4 recent years Russia-led forces took control
over the town several times and the Ukraine’s Armed Forces were regaining it.
In contrast to other cities in Donetsk oblast, no administrative buildings were seized in Mariinka and
local authorities were aloof. The local residents differed in opinion: some of them supported the idea
of autonomy, while others advocated establishment of a unitary state. However, the majority strived
for peaceful resolution of all the matters.
The combat actions within the town started in July 2014 and are still continuing up until now. Periodic
shelling changed to full-scale military operations in spring 2015. The shelling intensified in April-May
2015 and Russia-led armed groups made some attempts to take control of the Mariinka checkpoint.
A full-on assault of illegal armed formations against Mariinka district started on 3 June 2015. At the
crack of dawn, Krasnohorivka and Mariinka strongpoints were shelled from the heavy weapons
banned by the Minsk agreements. Such conduct of the illegal armed formations made the General
Staff of Ukraine to lift the restrictions on the use of heavy artillery and defenders of the city to use it.
Following the hours-long exchange of gunfire and sorties in the course of street clearing operations,
control of Mariinka was taken by the Ukrainian authorities again. The combat action that continued
from 3 June to 5 June 2015 became one of the biggest military actions conducted in the given area.
As a result of permanent shelling, back in July-August 2014, damaged were residential houses,
electricity transmission lines as well as a compound feed meal plant, a dairy, a tire repairing plant
and a filtration station. The city center became a complete ruin. The shells damaged facilities of the
town council, a post office, dozens of shops and destroyed a local museum. The civilians massively
evacuated; everybody who had the opportunity to leave, availed of it. Those who could not leave
the town tried to survive. As a result of damages to industrial facilities, the people found themselves
without jobs. Some of them have got jobs in neighboring towns, however, the majority lives off
pensions and other welfare payments.
The most difficult was the winter season of 2014-2015. Shelling did not cease, water, gas and electricity
supplies were cut off in the town, which substantially complicated people’s living conditions. Repairs
3. were often postponed because of a threat to life of the maintenance team workers. Neither public
transportnorATMswereoperational.ThequalityoflifeinMariinkadecreasedeveryday:ahumanitarian
crisis started in the city. The population suffered because of starvation and low temperatures in
their homes. The worst situation was observed among the socially vulnerable groups of Mariinka’s
residents. The volunteers and representatives of the civilian and military cooperation organizations
took care of their provision with food. The humanitarian convoy from the Red Cross was visiting the
town every month.
Today the town is divided into two zones: ordinary and red.The first one is controlled by the Ukrainian
troops and the benefits that existed before began to be reinstated there (banks open their branches;
repairs are carried out to electrical grid and gas pipeline). The Ukrainian mobile operators provide,
though with interruptions, their communication services; the town is visited by volunteers bringing
their cultural projects. The red zone is restricted since almost every day it is shelled from the side
of Donetsk. It cannot be accessed by the “humanitarian assistance” missions, ambulances or fire
brigades though some civilians remained there (the right to cross the demarcation line between the
two zones is vested to them only). Being aware of the level of potential danger, people continue to
live in the line of fire as they no other options are available to them.
Notwithstanding the peace talks and agreements, during the full 4 years of the conflict, the town
has still remained to be one of the flashpoint areas in the theater of operations. The war became an
everyday occurrence there. According to official data, 41 town dwellers including 2 children perished
during the armed conflict in Mariinka. 57 blocks of flats and 652 private houses were destroyed or
partially damaged.
Massive shelling of Mariinka, which led to numerous fatalities among civilian population, constitutes
a war crime in the meaning of Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Furthermore, the facts that shells were fired on the facilities such as schools, hospitals, a museum, a
post office and a town council are also treated as the breaches of the provisions of the International
Humanitarian Law. Such shelling that can be referred to as terrorist acts caused multiple destructions
and damages of civilians’ homes. Now, submitted to the European Court of Human Rights are the
applications of the Ukrainian citizens who became victims of such crimes as there has been a violation
of the right to peaceful enjoyment of the possessions as guaranteed by Protocol 1 Article 1 of the
European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
This publication is made possible by the generous support from the American people through the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) within the framework of the Human Rights in Action Project being implemented by the Ukrainian
Helsinki Human Rights Union. The contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID
or the United States Government.
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided economic and humanitarian
assistance worldwide for over 55 years. In Ukraine, USAID’s assistance focuses on three areas: Health and Social Transition, Economic
Growth and Democracy and Governance. USAID has provided 1.8 bln. technical and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since 1992.
For additional information about USAID programs in Ukraine, please visit our website: http://ukraine.usaid.gov or our Facebook page
at https://www.facebook.com/USAIDUkraine.