Ukraine: humanitarian disaster as fighting continues

Features discusses the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine where the United Nations estimated that there were 5 million people in need of life-saving assistance', and most of which have nowhere to turn.

Millions of people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian aid due to the combined impact of conflict, displacement and harsh winter conditions.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU-airlift to Ukraine: Europe increases its humanitarian aid http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-airlift-to-ukraine-europe-increases-its-humanitarian-aid/

ESO: Key Source: Euromaidan - Protests in Ukraine 2013 - 2015 - Key source http://www.europeansources.info/record/euromaidan-protests-in-ukraine-2013-2015/

ReliefWeb: Countries: Ukraine http://reliefweb.int/country/ukr

UN: OCHA: Humanitarian Response: Ukraine http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/ukraine

European Commission: Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection: Where we work: Europe and the Caucasus: Ukraine http://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/europe-and-caucasus/ukraine_en

EUObserver, 07.05.15: Donbas: A new 'black hole' in Europe https://euobserver.com/foreign/128618

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