Since the Russian invasion on February 24, more than 11.5 million people have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine, and around 6.3 million internally displaced.
Speaking from the bomb wreckage in Irpin and Bucha near the capital Kyiv, UNHCR High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi warned that winter is just around the corner: “And winter in Ukraine is harsh and harsh, extremely cold. Therefore, we must do everything we can to prevent the cold of winter from becoming the next challenge for people. have faced a lot of things in their lives. “
The house is broken, the family is divided
The UN refugee agency warned that people are struggling to rebuild their damaged homes, reunite with their families and recover from the trauma of more than four months of war.
They are also in need urgent financial assistancelost jobs and incomes, while prices of essentials continued to rise, along with fuel shortages.
While acknowledging the great challenges facing the Ukrainian people, Mr. Grandi also highlighted the fear of separation of many people, “living in exile, either within the country and… asylum abroad”.
Trust and aid to millions
But after meeting and talking with a number of people affected by the war, the High Commissioner also confirmed that he had seen “lots of strength, resilience and determination to keep goingto restore, to rebuild here in this very damaged building, people are working to fix it, to make it usable again. “
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine, OCHA15.7 million people have been affected by war and need assistance right now, and two-thirds of them have been reached so far.
Ongoing skirmishes and “obstacles” imposed by the warring parties have continued to severely or impossible to provide assistance to the worst affected areas, particularly in government- and non-governmental controlled areas or areas in Luhansk.
Insecurity also made it extremely dangerous for civilians trying to evacuate from areas of conflict.
Electricity is still cut
Important sites of concern include Kherson, Sievierodonetsk, while the people of Mariupol receive very limited support from local organizations operating in areas beyond the control of the Government in the region. Donetsk.
The OCHA review noted: “Access to water and health care there remains worryingly limited. “Power shortage is still at an alarming level: more than 625,000 users, including homes, businesses and public institutions in Luhansk and Donetsk buildings, have been without power for weeks. “
OCHA’s Latest update about the war pointed out that 60% of those forced to leave their homes have been displaced from the east15% from the north, 11% from the south and another 11% from the capital.
The towers of Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkivsk, Kyiv, Poltava and the city of Kyiv continue to receive most of the displaced.
