The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday called on the international community to provide Ukraine 4,200 million euros in humanitarian aid and thus help 17.7 million people in need.
“As a result of intense fighting since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, at least 17.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, an increase of about 2 million since April,” the agency said in a statement. the final figure exceeds 4,200 million euros.
For this reason, OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown called on the international community to “continue to support lifesaving operations in Ukrainebecause the war caused Russia continues to cause an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the country.
The appeal comes at a time when the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations with a presence in the country have revised the urgent humanitarian appeal to respond to the deteriorating situation in the country.
The financial request has increased from 2.2 billion euros to 4.2 billion euros. According to OCHA, this money is needed to ensure that humanitarian workers in the country have the necessary funding and resources to continue providing life-saving assistance and protection services across Ukraine until December 2022.
“Over the past five months, we have seen local, national and international humanitarian organizations join forces across Ukraine to increase the scale and scope of operations and help more than 11 million people. The reality is that people need help,” Brown said.
The organization’s coordinator in Ukraine explained that at least 17.7 million people, more than a quarter of Ukraine’s population, will be in need of humanitarian assistance in the coming months.
“This is an increase of about two million people more than we estimated at the time of the last review of the emergency appeal in April. And we fear that the situation may even get worse in the winter as more people are likely to be displaced from the areas. where they do not have access to gas, fuel or electricity to heat their homes,” he added.
The organization notes that the destruction of thousands of homes and the lack of access to fuel, gas or electricity due to the destruction of infrastructure could become a “matter of life or death” if people are unable to heat their homes.
This increase in the humanitarian aid budget includes cash assistance for 6.3 million Ukrainians through the end of the year. During the first five months of the war, at least 2.3 million Ukrainians received financial assistance to help them meet their living needs.
US to provide new aid package
On Monday, the Pentagon announced a new $1 billion military aid package to Ukraine that includes missiles for U.S. Himars precision-guided artillery systems.
It is also planned to send additional short and medium-range missiles for NASAMS air defense systems, as well as Javelin anti-tank missiles, the US Department of Defense said in a statement.
Ukraine will also receive 75,000 155mm howitzers for its Western artillery systems and about 50 armored medical vehicles.
Source: RPP
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