The top UN official in Ukraine is responsible for ensuring coordination of all humanitarian assistance operations in the country. He said that Ukraine urgently needs peace, justice and continuous international support.
In the months of October and November this year alone, more than 2,180 civilian casualties have been confirmed. Due to the fierce fighting, a large number of people have fled to their homes. Have also left, and in the last two months, 40 thousand have become victims of displacement from the front lines of the fighting. A senior UN official said that marginalized communities are facing the most challenges in this situation. Mathias Schmale met two elderly people in Dnipro who lost everything in the war and are now in despair. “They expressed a gloomy outlook for a better future, and this is understandable.” The resident coordinator said a While visiting the shelter center I also experienced first-hand the difficulties faced by the disabled people there. “I saw the disruption caused by the war and its consequences for the disabled people. How incredibly challenging it is to cope with trauma.”Resilience in CrisisAfter the devastation caused by violent conflict, humanitarian aid workers on the front lines are delivering relief to communities facing crisis.Doctors and other health workers, from the World Health Organization, in Donetsk are collaboratively providing much-needed care services under extremely challenging conditions.This winter will be the third since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Is. Temperatures have dropped below zero and systematic attacks on energy facilities have had a profound impact on electricity supply and heating systems. The attacks in the months of November and December resulted in large-scale power outages, leaving millions of people stranded. Those affected and residents of high-rise buildings lost access to home heating and clean water. Matthias Schmale said that these attacks would make the situation worse for the most vulnerable groups of the Ukrainian population. Need for aid fundingUnited Nations humanitarian agencies are responding to the emergency needs of Ukrainian citizens during the winter months. For this, solid fuels such as wood, cash assistance, and repair of water supply system are being done. It is reported that a total of 500 million dollars will be required for all these efforts by March 2025. In addition, a humanitarian appeal of $2.2 billion is being prepared for the year 2025, through which it is planned to provide relief to 12.7 million people. The Resident Coordinator said in his message that the war in Ukraine should not be accepted as normal. Has to be stopped. According to him, the guns must be silenced, peace must be accompanied by accountability and justice must be ensured with full respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the UN Charter.