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UN aide in Kyiv warns sustained humanitarian needs after renewed attacks on cities
Summary
Denise Brown, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, said renewed missile attacks in early February have damaged civilian infrastructure and deepened immediate needs for shelter repair, food, cash and psychosocial support; she warned displacement and recovery demands will continue for years.
Denise Brown, the United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said renewed missile strikes in early February that hit multiple regions have intensified immediate civilian needs and will leave long-term recovery requirements even if hostilities end quickly.
Brown, speaking from Kyiv, said the attacks—which an interviewer summarized as having struck six regions and killed at least five people—produce an ‘‘immediate reaction of fear’’ and require coordinated first-responder and humanitarian action, including psychosocial support and urgent repairs to damaged windows, doors and roofs. "When schools or clinics are hit," she said, "there is loss of access to a doctor, to a…
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