Humanitarian and ecological crisis in eastern Ukraine since 2014 by Vesna Pavičić & Muhaedin Bela & John Fisher

Author:Vesna Pavičić & Muhaedin Bela & John Fisher [Pavičić , Vesna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Fisher House Publishers
Published: 2022-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 1: Protection Cluster, Operational Presence, Government Controlled Areas (GCA), February 2020

Next to the Protection Cluster, clusters on education, emergency shelter and non-food items, food security and livelihoods, health and nutrition and water-sanitation and hygiene are active and operating in government – controlled side of Ukraine. All the clusters are aiming to support the suffering population in their physical and mental well-being, living standards, resilience, recovery and protection, but not all their range their range of action is available on non- government controlled area.

However, if we consider only government- controlled area on the east of Ukraine, the map indicates clearly the still high demand of needed support and that the presence of organizations and their operational work. All UN agencies represented in Ukraine and most international NGOs are working in the field in the eastern part (mainly in government-controlled area) of the country within the most affected area of the conflict. Nevertheless, it shows as well the presence of, mostly national NGOs, stipulating the need for assistance to IDPs, who are scattered all over Ukraine.

The civilian population, especially elderly and children are the most affected, suffering and deprived ones by the armed conflict in the east, both sides of contact line. Still more than 3 million people are in need of support and protection. Ceasefire violations are continuing and are endangering the population, as well as mines and explosive remnants of war imposing a constant threat to the civilians. A political solution to end the conflict is due to controversial views by the sides unlikely to take place in the near future. Restricted freedom of movement through the entry-exit checkpoints (EECPs), lacking basic services and inequitable laws and indiscriminate targeting of vital infrastructure keeps the population suffering.

Elderly people residing on non-government controlled area (NGCA), whose mobility is anyway limited due to their age, chronicle sicknesses, poor road conditions, and lacking means of transport, have to undergo complicated and burdensome procedures, registering themselves as IDPs on government – controlled area (GCA) to receive their pensions by the Ukrainian Pension Fund. As many pensioners out of different and various reasons could not follow these demanding procedures more than fifty percent of entitled pensioners, residing on non-government controlled area (NGCA) lost their pensions and therefore leaving them in a destitute state. Children, born on non-government controlled area (NGCA), are endangered of statelessness combined with disadvantaged educational opportunities and therefore exposed to a very limited choice in the future. Human rights violations and violations of International Humanitarian Law continue and additionally worsen the living conditions of the population in the concerned area. The need and demand of international presence, assistance, help and funding, but as well as monitoring and mentoring are and should stay high.

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