United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is going to Moscow. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced that Secretary General Guterres will be in Moscow on Tuesday, April 26, and will meet with President Vladimir Putin after a working meeting and lunch with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
UN Spokesperson Dujarric also gave information about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine at the daily press conference. The spokesperson said that the new findings in Ukraine in the last few days confirm the massive destruction of civil infrastructure in the regions around the capital Kyiv, the UN Satellite Center (UNOSAT) shows that as of the end of March, approximately 77 percent of the village of Horenka, percent of the city of Irpin. He stated that 71 and 58 percent of the city of Hostomel were found to be severely damaged.
Spokesperson Dujarric stated that civilian casualties are also increasing in Ukraine and said, “Our UN humanitarian teams in the country report that the escalating violent conflicts in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv and in many regions outside the government control cause civilian casualties and damage civilian infrastructure. Barriers are reportedly continuing for the safe evacuation of civilians from conflict zones,” he said.
“Humanitarian aid delivered to 3.4 million Ukrainians”
Spokesperson Dujarric stated that the UN and the humanitarian organizations they work with had to work under very difficult conditions in the war in Ukraine, which will enter its second month, and said, “Despite great difficulties, together with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, to deliver the humanitarian aid needed by those affected by intense conflicts, We continue to expand our operations in the regions we can reach safely. Since the beginning of the war on February 24, humanitarian aid has been delivered to more than 3.4 million people across the country. This number is approximately one million more than the number in our statement a week ago. About 1 million people across the country were treated or received health support. 225 thousand people have access to clean drinking water and hygienic products. Emergency shelter or critical household items were provided to 221,000 people displaced by the war. Education services were provided to 88,000 children,” he said.
“70 percent of the funding set for humanitarian aid has been provided”
Stephane Dujarric noted that they will continue their intense efforts and relations with the parties to the conflict to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the people who need it most in Ukraine; “In terms of funding, we’ve provided another $20 million in humanitarian aid over the past few days. We increased the total amount of funds allocated for humanitarian aid operations in Ukraine to over $802 million. “This accounts for about 70 percent of the $1.1 billion requested in the current humanitarian appeal.”