Ms. Amos, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, has been in Ukraine since late last week. A statement issued earlier today by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which Ms. Amos heads, noted that since March, around 200,000 people have fled their homes in search of safety within Ukraine and tens of thousands have fled to neighbouring countries.
“Every day, people die, are wounded in the fighting or find themselves on the road, scared and uncertain about the future.”
Visiting a centre for internally displaced persons (DPs) in Krasnyi Lyman, Ms. Amos met women who had fled the fighting with their families. “I met families who had to leave all their possessions behind as their homes were reduced to rubble. They all said the same thing. The fighting must stop so we can feel safe again.”
- Ms. Amos also met local authorities in Sloviansk which, until recently, was gripped by fierce fighting. She commended the progress made in getting basic infrastructure repaired and the ongoing work preparing for winter. A key priority is to get all children in school by 1 September.
Ms. Amos, who is also the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said the Organization wants to get more aid to people in affected areas but is hampered by continued insecurity. Despite the security challenges, she said that the UN is looking at ways in which to get into the more difficult parts of eastern Ukraine.
“As winter approaches, assistance must be scaled up. Many of those displaced are already vulnerable and the temporary shelters housing them will not withstand the cold temperatures. We need to provide people with support so that they can cope through the winter,” she said.
[un.org]
24/8/14
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La secrétaire général e adjointe de l'ONU aux affaires humanitaires Valérie Amos appelle à augmenter les volumes d’aide destinée aux habitants de l’Est de l’Ukraine en vue de l’approche de la saison froide, précise le communiqué publié à l’issue de sa visite en Ukraine....
ReplyDelete« Les abris temporaires destinés aux refugiés ne sont pas destinés aux grands froids qui peuvent venir dans cette région et la plupart des refugiés sont très vulnérables », a-t-elle indiqué. Selon Amos, l'ONU cherche à fournir davantage d'aide aux habitants des zones touchées, mais l’insécurité dans la région gêne ces projets.
Lors de sa visite de quatre jours en Ukraine, la secrétaire adjointe de l’ONU a visité les régions touchées de l’Est de l’Ukraine, où se déroulent les combats.
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