Activities of international medical and humanitarian non-governmental organizations in Ukraine under the conditions of martial law

Abstract

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that as a result of Russia's full-scale military offensive on the territory of Ukraine, there was an acute and unprecedented need for assistance to the population from international non-governmental organizations. Such assistance manifests itself in various aspects, from humanitarian to financial. That is why today it is important to get acquainted with the experience of international non-governmental medical and humanitarian organizations in Ukraine under the conditions of martial law imposed as a consequence of the military aggression by the Russian Federation, elaboration of recommendations for improvement of the legal regulation of their functioning. For this purpose, the authors utilized the methods of analysis and synthesis, the comparative law method, the method of generalization of viewpoints and research results. The article employs the doctrinal provisions of the domestic and foreign science with regard to the legal basis for the activities of international medical and humanitarian non-governmental organizations in Ukraine as well as the statistical data on the activities of public associations during the period of introduction of martial law. This study was conducted taking into account the experience of non-governmental organizations in other countries. The authors have established that during the period of the legal regime of martial law in Ukraine the leading role in providing humanitarian and medical assistance to individuals affected by the war is played by such international non-governmental organizations as Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Oxfam. These associations provide multi-vector aid: medical, humanitarian, financial, educational, etc. It has been proven that such activities exert a positive impact on the dynamics of the determinants of criminal offenses, however they require improvement and facilitation of legal regulation, since Russia's attack on Ukraine has leveled down their influence on the global security situation.