Ukraine Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Regional Situation Report (November 8, 2024)

Region: Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Emergency type: Conflict
Start Date of Crisis: February 24, 2022
Date Issued: November 8, 2024
Covering Period: July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024

Key Figures

• 16.8 M(1) total people in need
• 4 M(2) women of reproductive age in need
• 2.6 M(3) young people (10-24) in need
• 2.2 M(4) people with disability in need
• 1.8 M(5) total people targeted by UNFPA

Highlights

• The escalation of hostilities in Ukraine has led to a significant increase in displaced people, with an estimated 6.7 million fleeing Ukraine, primarily to EU countries, and 3.7 million internally displaced. (6)
• Across the region, UNFPA reached over 330,000 people (97% in Ukraine) with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and around 98,000 people (86% in Ukraine) benefited from gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, risk mitigation and response services.

In Ukraine:

• To strengthen the health care system in Ukraine, UNFPA opened a simulation training center in Poltava region for training of first responders on emergency life-saving service provision for pregnant women and assistance during labor.
• UNFPA has launched a series of interventions to support youth resilience, mental health, and socio-economic empowerment in Ukraine’s most affected regions (Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Luhansk), especially for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
• UNFPA is supporting the Government of Ukraine to adapt the national case management system for GBV cases.
• UNFPA strengthened GBV response services in several locations, including completing renovations for a day center in Dnipro and finalizing preparations for a crisis room in Kramatorsk, ensuring critical support for GBV survivors.

In neighboring countries:

• UNFPA continues to ensure financial health coverage for Ukrainian women refugees (aged 18-55) with temporary protection status in the Republic of Moldova.
• To strengthen the national health system's ability to provide life-saving care including comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC) during the ongoing refugee crisis, UNFPA has donated 48 stationary blood collection chairs and essential furniture to 16 healthcare facilities in Moldova, including the National Blood Transfusion Center.
• A new Safe Space for women and girls has been established in Belarus responding to the needs of vulnerable refugee women, including older women and women with disabilities.
• The online learning program on family planning, developed with UNFPA support, was approved as Continuing Medical Education (CME) by the Romanian College of Physicians and launched online.
• UNFPA’s partner in Poland launched the "Living Library" initiative featuring real-life stories from individuals who experienced violence, empowering women survivors to come forward and speak about their experiences.
• UNFPA continues to expand awareness and access to GBV and SRH services in EU countries bordering Ukraine via information campaigns, including expansion of the Safe You app in Romania.
• UNFPA has secured $61 million of the $105 million needed to reach its target populations, leaving a funding gap of $44 million. This shortfall threatens the continuation of vital services, including sexual and reproductive health, GBV response, and youth support programmes, particularly for vulnerable groups in conflict-affected areas.

1. The total people in need includes 14.6 mln people living in Ukraine and 2,2 Ukrainian refugees living in European countries that are part of the Regional Refugee Response Plan as per the Ukrainian Humanitarian Need and Response Plan 2024 (HNRP) and the Ukrainian Refugee Response Plan 2024 (RRP) respectively
2. The number was calculated based on the population structure presented in the Common Operational Datasets (CODs) 2023 for the Ukrainian population and 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment for the Ukrainian refugees residing in the EU countries included in the 2024 Refugee Response Plan. Out of 4 million women of reproductive age, 3.2 million are in Ukraine and nearly 800,000 are residing in EU countries
3. Out of 2.6 million young people in need, 2.1 million reside in Ukraine and 500,000 are hosted in the EU countries as per the above source
4. It is estimated that the rate of people living with disability out of total people in need living in Ukraine and the Ukrainian refugees living in European countries amounts to 14% and 6% respectively
5. According to UNFPA contributions to the inter-agency plans, including HNRP, RRP and others
6. UNHCR Operational Data Portal (Ukraine), September 2024