OPERATIONAL UPDATE > Ukraine Operation / DECEMBER 2021
18
Persons
with undetermined
nationality obtained a
passport or other
document certifying
nationality
162
Undocumented
persons received
advice on the
acquisition or
confirmation of
nationality
14
Persons obtained
birth certificates
16
Persons
assisted with applying
to the statelessness
determination
procedures
Internally Displaced and Other Conflict-Affected Persons
Coordination
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On 27 December, UNHCR facilitated the delivery of a humanitarian convoy to Luhansk nongovernment-controlled area (NGCA), consisting of four trucks with medical and hygiene items,
equipment and construction materials.
Advocacy
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Following UNHCR advocacy, access to housing compensation procedures was widened. On 9
December, the Ukrainian Government adopted resolution #1301 introducing amendments to the
procedure on compensation for fully destroyed housing to simplify the application process and widen
eligibility for compensation. This positive development, which UNHCR and its partners have been
promoting, is expected to increase the number of conflict-affected persons who will receive
compensation. In addition, the requirement to relinquish property rights for the destroyed or damaged
housing can now be carried out after the procedures are completed, therefore eliminating the risk of
losing the property and not eventually receiving compensation.
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On 21 December, UNHCR and its NGO partners TTA and R2P co-hosted a round table on challenges
related to birth and death registrations of persons from NGCAs in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, which
was attended by representatives of state authorities. TTA presented its research on access to justice
for Crimean residents while R2P informed that the usage of eMalyatko, a state online service for
obtaining birth certificates and benefits linked to giving birth, remains low among residents of NGCAs
and Crimea (only eight births from 31 applications were registered as of mid-November 2021).
Additionally, UNHCR informed that the exemption from court fees in cases on birth/death registration
is not granted in most cases. As a result of the event, participants developed recommendations on the
elaboration and adoption of administrative procedures for birth and death registration as well as the
need to clarify the rules on court fee exemptions in such cases.
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On 22 December, UNHCR’s NGO partner TTA presented a video (in Ukrainian) advocating for the
provision of social housing for IDPs. The video tells a story of a person who was forcibly displaced
twice in his life, first as refugee and then as an IDP in Ukraine. The presentation took place in Odesa
and was followed by discussions with local authorities and journalists on facilitating access to social
housing for IDPs in Odesa oblast.
Capacity Building and Institutional Support
UNHCR supported the capacity of rural medical centres (Feldsher Points or FAPs) to provide medical
services through the delivery of laptops in villages along the сontact line in Luhansk oblast.
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