The fact that a permanent ceasefire could not be achieved despite all international efforts in Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, is escalating the humanitarian crisis day by day.
Organizations affiliated to the United Nations continue their humanitarian aid work throughout the country where the war is ongoing and in the neighboring countries of Ukraine, where the refugee influx is increasing rapidly.
According to the latest UN data, the number of Ukrainians leaving the country has exceeded 3 million 200 thousand people; Millions of people were internally displaced.
The World Health Organization (WHO), affiliated to the UN, announced that the need for medical supplies in the country has increased and they are trying to provide support to the health institutions in the country with all their means.
The World Health Organization announced that 44 health facilities across the country have been damaged in the Russian attacks so far, and that 12 people have lost their lives in these attacks.
“SUMI AND MARIUPOL RESIDENTS MAY FACE Famine”
Underlining the mortal danger for civilians who could not escape the Russian bombardment, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that the humanitarian situation in cities such as Mariupol and Sumi is extremely serious. UNHCR stated that civilians in these cities may face shortages of food, water and medicine.
UNHCR Spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh stated that humanitarian needs have become even more urgent in the eastern regions of the country, the continuous Russian bombardment in the Luhansk region destroyed 80 percent of some settlements, and nearly a hundred thousand families were left without electricity.
WORKING IN SIX COUNTRIES TO PREVENT ABUSE OF UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
UN officials in Odessa reported that 450 thousand people in the city requested support for medicine and food aid. Ukrainian refugees, who had to leave the country, took refuge in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia and to a lesser extent in Belarus, ninety percent of the refugees are women and children, and 162 thousand people who left the country are from different countries living in Ukraine. stated that they are nationals of the country.
It has been noted that UNHCR and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have created safe areas known as “Blue Dots” in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia to counter the risk of exploitation of my refugees.