Search

GENEVA (1 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, will conduct her first official visit to Ukraine from 4 to 10 September 2023.

STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON ATTACKS THAT TODAY KILLED AND INJURED DOZENS OF CIVILIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Paris, 7 September 2023 – Today, the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict held an extraordinary meeting to strengthen the protection of cultural heritage in Ukraine, including the granting of provisional enhanced protection to 20 cultural properties as well as deciding the training of Ukrainian security forces and judiciary personnel on heritage protection.

Kyiv, 8 September 2023 - Danielle Bell, the head of the UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) denounced this week’s horrific attack on a crowded market in Kostyantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Region and emphasized its wide-reaching, devastating effects.

The safety and well-being of children is paramount. Accordingly, upon being made aware that a website previously used by one of our partners for raising mine risk awareness was hijacked and has been displaying objectionable material, we reported this to the Ukrainian Cyber Police unit. 

STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, DENISE BROWN, ON THE KILLING OF FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS IN THE DONETSK REGION

KYIV (10 September 2023) – Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today.