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Number of uprooted within Ukraine reaches 1.2 million: UN

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United Nations relief agency on Tuesday said that an estimated 1.2 million people have been internally displaced by the conflict in Ukraine, warning that the lack of access to food has greatly increased since late October.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric cited data given by the (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) also said that nearly 778,000 people have fled to neighboring countries.

"UN agencies and humanitarian partners warn that the lack of access to food has greatly increased since last October, especially for people living in non-government controlled areas," he said. "Rapidly increasing food prices and decreased food consumption and diet quality have significantly impacted the lives of displaced families in the eastern provinces."

Aid agencies are also concerned about restricted access to social services such as pension and salaries in conflict-affected areas. A mission of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to Donetsk found that some school teachers had not been paid for three months. Endite