Ukraine: Humanitarian Response and Funding Snapshot (January - June 2024) [EN/UK]

SITUATION UPDATE

In June, civilians were impacted by hostilities and attacks across Ukraine and faced extended power cuts in some cities due to damage to civilian infrastructure. The east of the country and parts of Khersonska Oblast were particularly impacted, with Pokrovsk Town in Donetska Oblast suffering repeated attacks in late June, causing over 40 civilian casualties. Strikes also impacted residential areas in urban centres like Kryvyi Rih, further from the front line, where 40 civilians were killed or injured. Over 100 attacks on energy facilities, ongoing since March, have affected the energy supply across Ukraine. During this period, humanitarian partners continued to work alongside first responders and local authorities to address immediate needs after attacks and provide further support as part of their regular programming across most affected locations.

As of the end of June, humanitarian organizations assisted 5.6 million people with at least one form of aid. In June alone, they supported 300,000 people. More than 500 humanitarian organizations, with over 380 of them being national non-governmental organizations, provided the assistance. Humanitarians reached more than 4.3 million people with water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, mainly through system maintenance and repairs and emergency water supply. Aid workers also delivered food and farming supplies to nearly 2.8 million people, mostly in front-line areas. Almost 1.3 million people received health-care assistance and over 1 million were supported with fuel, shelter materials and other non-food items. Humanitarians also provided protection support to about 2.8 million people, including protection services, child protection, response to gender-based violence and mine action activities. In particular, aid workers rendered child-specific protection services, including psychosocial support, for 900,000 people. Nearly 640,000 people were assisted to ensure the continuity of learning. Partners also distributed multi-purpose cash assistance to 560,000 people to cover their basic and immediate needs. Humanitarians undertook activities for gender-based violence prevention and support to survivors. They also conducted explosive ordnance risk education. Aid workers continued improving living conditions for internally displaced people in collective sites.

From January to June, partners also delivered humanitarian assistance through 23 inter-agency convoys for nearly 35,000 people in the most-affected front-line areas of Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska and Zaporizka oblasts, complementing partners’ regular programming activities.

The funding shortfall continues to prevent humanitarians from fully addressing critical needs, with the winter season fast approaching. By the end of June, the humanitarian community received only 28 per cent of the US$3.1 billion under the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. As attacks continue to damage energy facilities and destroy homes, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is expected to worsen during the coming winter, potentially leaving many without reliable access to heating and electricity. Without timely and predictable funding, the ability of humanitarians to provide critical assistance and prevent hardship for the people worst affected by the war will decrease.