More than 850,000 people are already internally displaced and three million rely on humanitarian assistance. PHOTO: NYTIMES
Euronews: Ukraine crisis: Up to two million could be displaced if there is renewed conflict, says NGO
Up to two million people living near the front line in eastern Ukraine risk being displaced if fighting resumes, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned on Thursday.
"The lives and safety of millions of people in eastern Ukraine are on hold while we wait for a political breakthrough to break the deadlock," the NGO's secretary-general Jan Egeland said in a statement.
"We should not underestimate the human suffering that would result from a renewed conflict, which would increase the number of civilian casualties, cause massive displacement and increase humanitarian needs," he said.
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WNU Editor: The Norwegian NGO's report is here .... Renewed conflict in Ukraine would trigger massive displacement (Norwegian Refugee Council).
Yes, this will make Putin crying.
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