1OON urges Kiev to change the rules of access to areas controlled by militias – BFM.Ru

1OON urges Kiev to change the rules of access to areas controlled by militias – BFM.Ru

According to the directive of the Kiev authorities, to cross the line of contact with the areas under the control of militias, needs special pass

The UN and humanitarian partners to achieve from Kiev “thorough review” entered into force January 21 rules of access to areas of Donbass, controlled by militias. On this, as reported by Tass, said in a report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

«The humanitarian community is stepping up campaign activities in order to achieve a thorough review of recent decisions of the Government (Ukraine) the imposition of additional bureaucratic procedures for access in areas that are not under its control, which entered into force on 21 January, “- the document says.

In this department also drew attention to the restrictions that impose” non-state actors “, by which is meant the militias. As stated in the global organization, all these measures make it difficult to provide aid to the population.

«humanitarian goods belonging to international non-governmental organizations and the UN, in some cases, detained, and to release them succeeded only after long negotiations,” – complained in management. As highlighted in the report, the humanitarian office of the UN in the country “has repeatedly called on all parties to provide full and unhindered access to all those in need, and to simplify the procedure of crossing the front line and ensure the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and goods».

The UN has said that in providing assistance to the population guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality, and also pointed to the inadmissibility of the conflicting parties’ non-lethal equipment “under the guise of humanitarian aid.

January 21 enters into force Kiev authorities, according to which to cross the line of contact with the areas under the control of militias, needs special pass. Previously expressed dissatisfaction with the new rules of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. These measures highlighted in the management, undermining opportunities to help people in need, as well as “create the conditions for the emergence of a major humanitarian crisis».

In turn, the international organization “Doctors Without Borders” stated that such measures actually cut the population controlled militias areas and complicated delivery of humanitarian aid there.