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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner calls for improved access to pensions for the internally displaced and other rights

Concluding a week-long visit to Ukraine, where four years of conflict have displaced an estimated 1.5 million people, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Mr. George Okoth-Obbo has called for enhanced actions to address the plight of conflict-affected persons and to secure their rights, including access to pensions and freedom of movement.
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Life is a daily battle for families in Ukraine conflict zone

Ever-present danger of shelling and landmines makes it difficult to collect benefits, buy food or look for work.
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Cut off on the Donetsk conflict line

Far from the headlines, 4.4 million people in eastern Ukraine continue to live in the grips of an armed conflict that has divided their region, restricting freedom of movement and displacing many.
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