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U.N. humanitarian update: millions in Venezuela need aid as appeals remain underfunded; Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine also in crisis
Summary
The U.N. updated reporters on multiple humanitarian crises: about 7.9 million people in Venezuela need urgent support and the country's appeal was only 17% funded last year; U.N. partners moved over 10,000 metric tons of aid into Gaza last week, Sudan faces fresh drone‑strike displacement, and Ukrainian civilians continue to suffer casualties and outages.
The United Nations' spokesperson provided an overview of humanitarian situations affecting Venezuela, Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, saying that partners continue relief operations despite funding and access challenges.
On Venezuela, the spokesperson cited Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) figures that roughly 7,900,000 people need urgent assistance—more than a quarter of the population. The humanitarian response plan for Venezuela remains "critically underfunded," the…
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