The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that the UN and its partners have launched an initiative appealing for $268 million to be able to support more than 1.3 million people with specific assistance in the coming winter months.
A statement from the UN office said that the war has severely damaged homes, energy, water, and gas infrastructure, putting millions at extreme risk during the cold season which, in Ukraine, normally starts in October and runs through March. Temperatures can drop as low as -30 degrees Celsius.
For this winter, the UN and its partners will prioritize emergency repairs to homes in the front-line communities, and will also provide clothes, heating appliances and other winter supplies, repairs in displacement centers and financial aid to displaced people to ensure they can pay rent or utility bills, the office added.
The response will build on efforts made during the last winter, when humanitarian organizations reached 2.2 million people with similar services and distributed over 4,000 generators amidst a severe energy crisis.
Source: Qatar News Agency
