Vision, Mission, Strategy
The report examines a largely overlooked but not unimportant aspect of the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine: the extent to which a lack of timely and reliable information is exacerbating the misery of the IDP populations, rendering them vulnerable through confusion and mistrust, and contributing to rising tensions between the host population and the displaced.
The report, based on a rapid consultation conducted by Internews’ assessment team on January 20-30, 2015, seeks to understand the information needs and access to communications channels among displaced populations and host communities in eastern Ukraine amidst the escalating hostilities and the influx of competing information sources from both the Ukrainian and Russian sides of the conflict.
It gives a snapshot of the information needs and access of IDPs, the national and local media in eastern Ukraine, which provide a basis for proposed next steps to help meet the urgent information and communication needs of displaced people and to try to reduce tensions within host communities.
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