GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Putin get out of Ukraine”, “Stop Putin’s terrorism” and “Freedom to Nadiya Savchenko” -an Ukrainian pilot captured by pro-Russian rebels-, were some of the slogans shouted by a small group of protesters  on 9 August in front of the United Nations in Geneva.

Photos of the group clad in blue and yellow and draped in Ukrainian flags made the rounds on social networks and some local media, including the Tribune de Geneve.

Украинский протест в Женеве сейчас. Перед зданием ООН. Ukrainian protest in Geneva in front of the UN building. pic.twitter.com/id87anYd3G — Alexander (@avaza1972) August 9, 2014

Ukrainian activists protest against #Russia / #Putin actions in Eastern #Ukraine today in front of the #UN in #Geneva pic.twitter.com/NtfbyYRbTm — Geopolitical Monitor (@GPMonitor) August 9, 2014

On Friday 8 August, the Geneva-based United Nations Refugee Agency announced that the humanitarian crisis in the disputed region in Ukraine continues to grow.

Geneva briefing: @Refugees estimates: at least 117,000 ppl now internally displaced in #Ukraine; possibly some 168,000 crossed into #Russia. — UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) August 5, 2014

If this figure is accurate, the number of internally displaced persons has more than doubled in the space a month.

Forced displacement is rising in #Ukraine with an estimated 54,400 people internally displaced http://t.co/22medKDm83 pic.twitter.com/91CdNXNBk9 — Australia for UNHCR (@UNrefugees) July 2, 2014

Featured photo by Instagram member dempseyb.

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