The ICRC will continue the mission in Donetsk with security guarantees from DND

Elizabeth Isakov. International Committee of the red cross officially ready again to start its mission in Donetsk in the coming weeks, but want to first obtain security guarantees from the Donetsk national Republic, said Last news the chief of the main operational activities of the ICRC in the European Union And Central Asia Laurent Korba.

" We are ready to begin again the work of the office in Donetsk in the coming weeks, but for this We wish to obtain security guarantees from the security services of Donetsk. Our team is already in place, And if We receive updated security guarantees from Donetsk, the mission will launch its activities over 2 days, " he said.

According to Korb, guarantees the security of the mission's presence in the territories, which are under the control of the Ukrainian troops, the ICRC has already received before.

" We will maintain an office in Donetsk. We currently have fifteen Ukrainian workers who live And work in the field. They work, but They do not have the ability to do everything. We plan to send more international staff. To head office will be the emissary of France, " he added.

Korba noticed that the ICRC currently there are no issues with the implementation of its mission in Donetsk when interacting with medical institutions, however, to perform a work And free movement on the territory of the need to obtain security guarantees from DND.

authorized the ICRC added that regarding the mission's work in Lugansk, the situation is much simpler, Because the leadership of this Republic the Department already established connections. As long as there's also no team with a long-term mandate, however, such people can be hired very quickly.

" We wish to be there till the end of the year. And We have plans to provide assistance to people living in the East of Ukraine, as well as We are currently working on the areas that are controlled by Ukrainian troops. We also plan to continue their work more than 4 months, which is calculated initial assistance program. Because after you will encounter fresh challenges, " said Korba.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They were the response of local residents to violent change of power in the country And the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language.


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