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OVERVIEW OF NEEDS
As the full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fourth year on 24 February 2025, Russian attacks on frontline towns and destruction and occupation of settlements, coupled with massive aerial strikes targeting civilian infrastructure across the country, continue to drive further displacement, family separation and destruction of homes. The 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) estimates that 12.7 million people require urgent assistance and protection services in 2025. According to the HNRP, 3.6 million people remain displaced inside the country with the severity of humanitarian needs increasing. Over 79,000 of the most vulnerable displaced people continue to reside in nearly 1,800 collective sites throughout the country, in urgent need of durable solutions. The most critical protection and humanitarian needs are largely concentrated along the war’s frontlines in the east and south of Ukraine, where intensified fighting in 2024 has resulted in new displacement and an increase in protection risks to the civilian population. At the same time, those newly evacuated and displaced to nearby regions or to central and western Ukraine are primarily highly vulnerable people of older age and low mobility, as well as low-income families with children. According to the Third Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3), more than 2 million homes have been damaged or destroyed during the first two years of full-scale war and civilian and critical infrastructure is heavily impacted – highlighting the devastating toll of the war on countless families.
Despite the ongoing war, the will to recover, return to one’s home, reconstruct and maintain hope for the future remains strong among the people of Ukraine. Timely humanitarian support helps sustain the protection and resilience of the war-affected population. Simultaneously, UNHCR’s contributions to the Government-led recovery efforts help sustain voluntary returns to areas impacted by hostilities, and the integration of internally displaced people unable to return to their home communities and their inclusion in local services and access to job opportunities.
2025 RESPONSE PLAN | KEY FIGURES
900,000 people supported with protection services $77.5 million
1.1 million people supported with cash assistance $225.9 million
365,000 people supported with emergency shelter material, home repairs and housing solutions $212.3 million
250,000 people supported with core relief items $29.4 million
37,500 people provided with multi-sectorial assistance in collective sites $4.9 million