The Commissioner entertains the hope that the humanitarian mission will start in LNR
The European Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management Christos Stylianides nourishes the hope for the restoration work of humanitarian missions in the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic (LNR).
first Deputy head of the Council of Ministers of the self-proclaimed LNR Vasily Nikitin said that the authorities of the Republic due to identified violations denied accreditation in the Republic ten of eleven applicants of foreign humanitarian organizations. The exception was the international Red Cross (ICRC). The speaker of the Parliament of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) Denis Putilin also said that in DND accredited only by the ICRC, other organizations are not accredited for various reasons.
"The solution to the so-called" authorities ", which has de facto control over certain districts of Luhansk region, to eliminate the Agency of humanitarian assistance to the territories under their control, will have extremely negative consequences for civilians and will result in the suspension of humanitarian services, " - said in the appeal of the Stylianides, which leads the EU delegation to Ukraine on the first day of the weekend.
He stressed that hundreds of thousands of people in Lugansk region are in need of immediate assistance, while UN Agencies and non-governmental organizations deliver critical assistance, providing food, medicines and shelter.
"This Decision will only aggravate the hard life of the injured civilians, most at the beginning of the severe weather conditions in winter. We hope that all those who have influence on the situation, will make the rules for bestlocation urgent resumption of humanitarian operations in parts of the districts of Luhansk region, in Accordance with their obligations during international humanitarian law ", - said in his statement.