Arseniy Yatsenyuk discussed with UN delegation issues of humanitarian assistance to victims of terrorist actions in the East of Ukraine

On Thursday, August 21, the Prime Minister of Ukraine received the UN delegation headed by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk discussed with United Nations’ representatives an issue of humanitarian assistance to the population, who became the victims to the crimes of Russia-backed terrorists in the East of Ukraine.

The Head of Government informed about the adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers decisions on registration and rendering necessary assistance to people who are forced to leave their homes, resulted from illegal occupation of Crimea and hostilities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

He also informed the representatives of the United Nations that the Government of Ukraine had twice sent humanitarian aid to the affected regions.

The UN delegation expressed readiness to provide necessary technical and financial assistance through the appropriate international institutions in order to facilitate the resettlement of displaced persons.