By KYIV. Dec 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown has announced the release of an additional $20 million from the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF) to support more than 300 civil society organizations, community-based organizations and volunteer groups that have been working around the clock, to support millions of people impacted by the war in Ukraine, according to a statement on the UN website.
"The work they are doing is impressive. However, 10 months later, their resources are being exhausted, and they need support to sustain their vital assistance to the people of Ukraine," Brown said.
With this new disbursement, humanitarian funds managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have allocated over $252 million for life-saving operations in Ukraine since the Russian Federation’s invasion started on February 24, including $192 million from the UHF and $60 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
More than $55 million has been channelled to projects and organizations supporting hospitals, displacement centres and other critical facilities with generators and people with winter supplies as Ukraine faces a severe energy crisis in the middle of the winter.
