Almost 14 mln Ukrainians forced to leave their homes, of which 8 mln are IDPs – UN

KYIV. May 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, almost 14 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes, of which 8 million are internally displaced persons, UN

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya has said.

At a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday, Msuya said nearly 14 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes, of which 8 million are internally displaced. Some 227 partners, most national non-governmental organizations have provided humanitarian assistance to more than 5.4 million people, many of them in the east. This increase is unprecedented, according to the official.

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