Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown on Tuesday said that UN and its partners assisted 11 million people in Ukraine last year, delivered critical aid to families whose lives have been devastated by war between Russia and Ukraine.
Denise Brown added that UN and aid agencies will continue efforts to ensure civilians receive the same level of support in 2024.
“To this end, funding will be crucial. The suffering of the Ukrainian people is not over, and our support is as necessary as ever,” she said.
She noted that throughout 2023 via 100 inter-agency convoys, humanitarians provided people in Ukraine with food supplies, water and hygiene supplies, repair kits, healthcare, education and demining services as well as psychosocial counseling and legal aid.
They delivered clothes, blankets, fuel and insulation to help families keep warm in temperatures as low as minus 20°C, she said.
“However, for another entire year, we were prevented from helping people in areas occupied by Russia, where humanitarian needs are direst and the response extremely limited,” Ms. Brown said.
She added humanitarian efforts will continue despite the repeated denial by Russian authorities.
