UN Seeks $4.2 Billion To Support War-Ravaged Ukraine

"Hundreds of thousands of children live in communities on the front lines of the war, terrified, traumatized, and deprived of their basic needs," said UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber reported for Reuters.

As part of the appeal, OCHA is asking for $3.1 billion to help 8.5 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid in 2024. I Міністерство оборони України Photo: Facebook

"That fact alone should compel us to do everything we can to bring more humanitarian assistance to Ukraine."

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that more than 14.6 million people, or 40% of Ukraine's population, will need humanitarian assistance this year due to Russia's full-scale invasion.

More than 3.3 million of the people in need live in front-line communities in the east and the south of the country, including in territories occupied by Russia, access to which remains "significantly impeded," according to OCHA.

As part of the appeal, OCHA is asking for $3.1 billion to help 8.5 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid in 2024.

The UN refugee agency is seeking $1.1 billion to support 2.3 million Ukrainian refugees and their host communities. Russia's invasion, launched in February 2022, has forced some 6.3 million people to flee abroad.

Four million people, including nearly one million children, remain displaced within the country.

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