The United Nations said on Monday, January 15 (March 25) that Ukraine needs 4.2 billion dollars this year to provide humanitarian aid and requested that, although much attention is paid to the ongoing situation in Gaza, millions The situation of displaced Ukrainians should not be ignored.

Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2021, and since then the ongoing war is entering its third year. The United Nations has insisted on continuing to support the millions of Ukrainians whose lives have suffered due to the war.

The United Nations expects to provide assistance to 8.5 million people in Ukraine and 2.3 million refugee Ukrainians and their host communities in Eastern Europe.

“Please don’t forget Ukraine, when there are so many other places in the world that demand our attention,” said Martin Griffiths, UN humanitarian coordinator, when announcing the plan in Geneva.

Referring to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Griffiths said that in 2024, “the demand for funding will increase even more” to deliver humanitarian aid.

He added that Ukrainians “need your help, they need your funding… Humanitarian aid has become a basic necessity of life without which people may lose their lives.”

Russia has stepped up its airstrikes on Ukraine in recent weeks, and by restructuring its economy and strengthening its weapons, Moscow is seen as preparing for a long war.

Griffiths said: “The last month has been a month of great horror for the people of Ukraine, the war has intensified and is going as fast and hard as ever… This plan is based on the assumption that the war will probably continue until the end of 2024. have.”

The United Nations says that 14.6 million people in Ukraine, who make up 40 percent of the country’s population, will need humanitarian aid this year, and according to the United Nations plan, efforts are being made to provide aid to 8.5 million people in dire need. .

Griffiths said the highest priority was the 3.3 million people living on the front lines of the conflict in eastern and southern Ukraine.

“Hundreds of thousands of children live in communities on the front lines of war, scared, traumatized and deprived of their basic needs,” he said.

Griffiths and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi jointly announced the plan at the UN office in Geneva.

At least 6.3 million Ukrainians have immigrated to Europe since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

According to the United Nations plan, $1.1 billion is needed to help about 2.3 million Ukrainian refugees in 10 countries and their host communities.