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U.N. official: Humanitarian situation in Ukraine has worsened; aid shortfall risks lives
Summary
Joyce Msuya briefed the U.N. Security Council that civilian casualties, displacement and damage to critical infrastructure in Ukraine have risen and urged immediate protection for civilians, scaled-up funding and prioritizing civilians in peace efforts.
Joyce Msuya, speaking to the United Nations Security Council, said the humanitarian situation in Ukraine has worsened since spring and called for urgent protective measures and more funding to reach civilians in need.
Msuya said civilian populations across frontline regions — including Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and border communities in Sumy — face “constant threat,” and that attacks on populated areas continue to cause mass casualties and damage to housing, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. “So far this year, not a single day has passed without civilians being killed or injured in attacks,” she said.
The briefing summarized verified casualty and displacement figures from U.N. agencies and partner organizations: the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified 2,641 civilian casualties in the first three months of the year — nearly 900 more than the same period in 2024…
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