HUMANITARIAN 2017 NEEDS OVERVIEW PEOPLE IN NEED 3.8 M NOV 2016 UKRAINE Credit: NRC/Ingrid Prestetun Credit: Th is document is produced on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team and partners. Th is document provides the Humanitarian Country Team’s shared understanding of the crisis, including the most pressing hu- manitarian need and the estimated number of people who need assistance. It represents a consolidated evidence base and helps inform joint strategic response planning. Th e designations employed and the presentation of material in the report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoev- er on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/ukraine PART I: PART I: SUMMARY Humanitarian needs and key fi gures Impact of the crisis Breakdown of people in need Concentration of needs 03 Velykyi PART I: Burluk PEOPLE IN NEED Kharkiv Troitske Pechenihy M Chuhuiv Dvorichna 3.8 Zmiiv Shevchenkove Kupiansk Kharkivska Bilokurakyne Novopskov Markivka Balakliia Svatove Borova Milove Starobilsk Izium Luhanska Bilovodsk Kreminna Rubizhne Lyman Novoaidar Lozova Barvinkove Lysychansk Sievierodonetsk Blyzniuky Sloviansk Oleksandrivka Kramatorsk Slovianoserbsk Stanytsia Luhanska Druzhkivka Popasna Bakhmut RUSSIAN Kadiivka Luhansk Kostiantynivka FEDERATION Petropavlivka Dobropillia Alchevsk Perevalsk Lutuhyne Horlivka Mezhova Pokrovsk Sorokyne 04 Yenakiieve Dnipropetrovska Yasynuvata Khrustalnyi Makiivka Shakhtarsk Antratsyt Dovzhansk Donetsk Khartsyzk Chystiakove Marinka Velyka Novosilka Amvrosiivka Donetska Starobesheve 02010 Volnovakha km Legend Boikivske Bilmak Rozivka 'Contact line' as of June 2016 Nikolske Area of critical concern Mariupol Novoazovsk Zaporizka Manhush Non-Government Controlled Area BELARUS RUSSIAN POLAND FEDERATION Berdiansk Kyiv SEA OF AZOV SLOVAKIA HUNGARY MOLDOVA ROMANIA SEA OF AZOV BLACK The boundaries, names and the designations used on this map do not imply SEA offi cial endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations SERBIA BULGARIA PART I: HUMANITARIAN NEEDS & KEY FIGURES HUMANITARIAN NEEDS & KEY FIGURES While absent from the international radar, the confl ict in eastern Ukraine and its resulting humanitarian needs are a daily reality for 4.4 million people affected by the confl ict, with no hopes for a quick end to their suffering. Some 3.8 million need humanitarian assistance, including livelihood and early recovery. Despite commitments to ceasefi re over the past 30 months, hostilities continue. Of more than 10,000 people killed, 2,000 are civilians. Houses, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure continue to suffer damage. Some IDPs decided or were forced to return, as they could not afford anymore to live in the Government-controlled areas (GCA) where livelihood and shelter solutions are insuffi cient. However, they still continue to face diffi culties in accessing Government support as well as limited services and markets in areas beyond Government control (NGCA). The confl ict also intensifi ed pre-existing systemic fl aws, from ageing infrastructures to legislative shortcomings, etc. that, in turn, adds to the complexity of the situation, requiring concurrent humanitarian, recovery and development action. Insecurity, access constraints and limited resources are major challenges. In winter, when temperatures drop below -20 degrees Celsius, any gap in assistance delivery will have life-threatening consequences. HUMANITARIAN NEEDS Protection Access Emergency shelter, Disrupted live- Civilians continue Access for people water, health lihoods, fi nding to bear the brunt to goods, services Time-critical hu- durable solutions of the confl ict. and aid is challeng- manitarian needs As the situation Hostilities, presence ing. Th e operating include shelter, becomes pro- 05 of landmines and Explosive environment in Do- water and health for people tracted, many civilians are 1Remnants of War (ERW) 2netska and Luhanska oblasts 3living along the ‘contact line’, 4increasingly unable to fend continue to threaten their continues to be volatile, in NGCA and in pockets of for themselves. Loss of live- lives and livelihoods. Th e aff ecting assistance delivery. GCA. Access to health for lihoods aff ects their ability Government’s decision to Th e ‘contact line’ has evolved one third of households in to access basic services and suspend social payments for into a diffi cult-to-cross the confl ict area is ham- erodes their ability to cope, 500,000-600,000 IDPs has border. Continued insecurity pered, in an environment especially for those living had a devastating impact, further hampers access for where every second family along the ‘contact line’ and particularly on IDP pen- civilians and humanitarian reports having one or more in NGCA. Th is is further sioners, many of whom live actors alike. Th e temporary family members suff ering compounded by the diffi - in NGCA. Legislation links closure of the few main from a chronic illness. Hous- cult economic situation of the IDP status to access to access corridors to NGCA ing repairs continue, but on- the country, which results social benefi ts, pensions and regularly increases the hard- going shelling triggers new in increased vulnerabilities aid. Th e protractedness of ship for people crossing. In needs every day. Concerns for many confl ict-aff ected displacement, Gender Based NGCA, the de facto author- on shelter, access to heating people. Depletion of savings Violence (GBV), concerns ities imposed a mandatory and running water are par- is pushing many into debt related to housing, land and ‘registration’ process of aid ticularly high in winter. Th e forcing them into negative property are just some of organisations, resulting in risk and incidences of water coping mechanisms. While the other major protection the suspension of operations shortages remain high across some of the most urgent concerns. In 2016, many for many actors. Some assis- the frontline as worn-out needs are addressed through people returned back to tance continues to be pro- water supply infrastructure the delivery of humanitar- NGCA as they could not vided, directly or indirectly, continues to suff er damage. ian aid, many households aff ord living in GCA, in including through remote Lack of mechanisms to continue to struggle to some cases, to areas of active management. Government pay utility bills across the survive and pay for basic hostilities. Others moved to imposed bureaucratic ‘contact line’ also resulted services. Th e most vulnera- places where humanitarian impediments still remain in in interruption of critical ble, both displaced and host assistance is available. Th is place. life-saving services, includ- communities alike, require unintended consequence of ing water. solutions which go beyond aid deliveries could become a humanitarian aid focusing signifi cant pull factor unless on recovery and enabling people’s access to assistance, self-suffi ciency, including in basic services and livelihood NGCA. is addressed. PART I: HUMANITARIAN NEEDS & KEY FIGURES TOTAL POPULATION * 45 M NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED 4.4 M NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 3.8 M GCA NGCA IDPs in GCA 1.2M 2.3M 0.3M** CHILDREN (<18 ADULT (18-59 CHILDREN (<18 ADULT (18-59 CHILDREN (<18 ADULT (18-59 YEARS) YEARS) YEARS) YEARS) YEARS) YEARS) 0.3M 0.5M 0.7M 1.0M 40,000 0.2M 06 52% 52% 48% 49% 49% 60% 48% 48% 52% 51% 51% 40% ELDERLY (>59 BY AREA ELDERLY (>59 BY AREA ELDERLY (>59 BY AREA YEARS) YEARS) YEARS) 45,000 0.6M 80,000 25% Donetska Luhanska Other Luhanska 30% 40% Donetska oblasts Donetska 60% 53% Luhanska 75% 17% 65% 66% 64% 35% 34% 36% Females Males Females Males Females Males PEOPLE IN NEED OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF ELDERLY W/ MINE RISK CHILDREN IN NEED SHELTER NEEDS IN WASH SUPPORT PROTECTION SUPPORT CHRONIC ILLNESSES EDUCATION NEEDS OF SCHOOL KITS GCA AND NGCA 3.7M 2.9M 1.1M 0.6M 0.2M 47k 22k 25k GCA NGCA IDPs NO BREAKDOWN AVAILABLE * Based on population estimates by the Ukrainian Statistics Service as of 2016 ** MoSP registered 1.7 million IDPs, coutrywide. All of them need different type of assistance. Between 0.8 and 1 million IDPs reside permanently in GCA, while others move frequently across the ‘contact line‘ and, for the purpose of the HNO, are accounted for in the population fi gure of those living in NGCA. Among those living in GCA, 0.3 million IDPs, the most vulnerable, are in need of life-saving humanitarian interventions. PART I: IMPACT OF THE CRISIS IMPACT OF THE CRISIS Largely unnoticed, the protracted crisis in eastern Ukraine continues to trigger humanitarian needs as fi ghting is still ongoing and hopes for a rapid solution are slim. Renewed attempts to implement the Minsk agreement brought limited respite for people in the confl ict area. People’s coping mechanisms are weakened, making them more vulnerable as time progresses. Lack of trust, deepening political divide and the disruption of social networks due to displacement threaten social cohesion. Some steps have been taken by the Government assuming its responsibilities as duty bearer towards all Ukrainians, regardless of where they currently live. Yet, other measures appear to be discriminatory and attempts to put in place a comprehensive strategy to address the needs of all citizens are still in their infancy. The confl ict and the continuously fragile political situation, coupled with the country’s unstable economic circumstances,1 affect the pace of much needed reforms to modernise the economy. 1. Despite a slightly improved performance in 2016 compared to the previous year , as per the World Bank Ukraine Economic Update (September 2016) As confl ict continues, and troops confront each other in ‘contact line’ and for people crossing through checkpoints. densely populated areas, an estimated 4.4 million people Despite renewed commitments to the ceasefi re, fi ghting continue to be aff ected by the crisis in eastern Ukraine, and never fully ceased.