A senior United Nations official warns of dire humanitarian consequences if the self-styled authorities in Ukraine’s separatist-controlled area of Luhansk do not permit U.N. and international aid agencies to return to the region. Ivan Simonovic, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights, has briefed the U.N. Human Rights Council on his recent mission to Ukraine.
A few days ago, the de facto authorities in the rebel-controlled region of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine ordered U.N. agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations to leave the territory.
Simonovic says he does not know the reason behind this decision. He …read more
Source: Voice of America
