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UN briefing: humanitarian situation in Ukraine "deteriorated sharply" as funding covers 34% of appeal
Summary
At a United Nations council briefing, Joyce Nsuya said renewed strikes and access constraints have sharply worsened civilian harm in Ukraine, with nearly 13 million people needing assistance and just 34% of the $2.6 billion 2025 appeal funded.
Joyce Nsuya, a United Nations official, told the council on Oct. 25 that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine has “deteriorated sharply” since the last UN update on June 20, describing renewed missile and drone strikes, rising displacement and critical funding shortfalls.
Nsuya said nearly 13,000,000 people now need assistance in Ukraine, and just 34% of the $2,600,000,000 required for the 2025 humanitarian needs and response plan has been received, forcing cuts to cash assistance, mental-health support and programs addressing gender-based violence.
The briefing matters because winter is approaching, access to people in need is constrained by fighting and administrative impediments, and funding shortfalls and diminished local capacity threaten life-saving services, United Nations briefers warned.
Nsuya described a recent week of “renewed waves of missile and drone strikes” that damaged homes, schools, hospitals and public infrastructure across multiple regions. She said authorities reported strikes in urban…
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