United Nations Seeks USD 4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine And Refugees This Year

The UN made a plea on Monday for USD 4.2 billion to aid refugees in Ukraine and outside the nation this year, stating that many refugees are also in danger and that those fighting on the front lines have “exhausted their meagre resources.”

Roughly 3.1 billion USD, or three quarters of the total, is intended to support approximately 8.5 million individuals within Ukraine. The final USD 1.1 billion is being sought for host communities and refugees outside of Ukraine.

Official statement from Geneva

According to a statement released from Geneva by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN refugee agency, a recent round of attacks “underscores the devastating civilian cost of the war” and a harsh winter are boosting the need for humanitarian relief.

“In front-line towns and villages, people have exhausted their meagre resources and rely on aid to survive,” it said.

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Russian artillery into Kyiv

Russia has recently launched enormous artillery barrages into Ukraine. According to Kyiv officials, about 500 drones and missiles were fired between December 29 and January 2.

The UN estimates that 14.6 million people in the nation require humanitarian assistance, and that 6.3 million have already left Ukraine and are still considered refugees, some two years after Russia began its full-scale invasion of that country.

“Hundreds of thousands of children live in communities on the front lines of the war, terrified, traumatised and deprived of their basic needs. That fact alone should compel us to do everything we can to bring more humanitarian assistance to Ukraine,” said Martin Griffiths, the UN’s humanitarian chief.

“Homes, schools and hospitals are repeatedly hit, as are water, gas and power systems,” he added. “The very fabric of society is under attack with devastating consequences.”