2024: UN Humanitarian Forecasts for Ukraine
School in Kharkiv, Ukraine © UNICEF / Mykola Synelnykov
The need for urgent aid persists
2024 will be marked by the most immediate and necessary response. According to UN Humanitarian Agency OCHA, more than 14.6 million people, around 40% of the Ukrainian population, will need humanitarian aid in 2024.
“Although Ukraine is talked about less and less, the situation here in the country is becoming increasingly extreme. And we have seen this over the past year. As the war devastates towns and villages near the front line, humanitarian needs in these areas are reaching catastrophic levels,” explains Saviano Abreu, Head of Communication and spokesperson for OCHA in Ukraine, from Kyiv.
The prolongation of the conflict will result in persisting and worsening urgent needs in the coming months. There are over 3.3 million people in need of assistance in the frontline areas of the east and south. In these communities, including territories under temporary military control of the Russian Federation, millions of people struggle to access adequate water, food, shelter, fuel for heating their homes and cooking, healthcare, protection, and essential supplies.
Children
Ukrainian children will continue to suffer the effects of the war. More than five million children have had their education interrupted. Thousands of schools, preschools, and other educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed. Only half of the 3.9 million children in Ukrainian-controlled territory have attended school in person since the start of the school year.
