15 Armed aggression of the Russian Federation on the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and temporary occupation of Crimea remain the main challenges in the field of protection of human rights and freedoms of citizen in 2019. Over full six years of the armed conflict, more than 13,000 people have been killed, including more than 3,000 civilians and 146 children. Seven thousand of our fellow citizens are injured, and 1.5 million have been forced to leave their homes and become displaced. Among them are 200,000 children who are adapting to new living conditions, including 40,000 children who have already been granted the status of a child affected by war and armed conflict. The temporary loss of part of Ukraine’s territory significantly affected the economy of the country as a whole. Nationalization of strategic enterprises and critical infrastructure located in the temporarily occupied territories by the occupation administration of the Russian Federation has led to a decrease in industrial production and thus to the decline in our country’s GDP. The State Budget does not receive a significant amount of revenue, which makes it impossible for the government to fulfil its commitments in full. First of all, it concerns the social sector. Persons affected by the armed conflict, namely internally displaced persons and citizens of Ukraine who still reside in temporarily occupied territories, are the most vulnerable in this situation. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the conflict and its consequences – discrimination, sexual and gender-based violence, and trafficking in human beings.

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