Overview
- UN humanitarian coordinator Matthias Schmale said the plan intended for 1.7 million vulnerable people can currently reach about 1.0 million.
- International humanitarian contributions fell from over $4 billion in 2022 to $2.6 billion in 2023 and $2.2 billion in 2024, with a new shortfall reported this year.
- The UN is providing cash assistance, home insulation support, and solid fuel to frontline communities, though reduced financing is limiting coverage.
- Schmale warned of a potential winter catastrophe if power outages persist in places such as Kharkiv, Dnipro, and small settlements near the front.
- He reiterated that any talks on ending the war must fully include Ukraine and cannot involve territorial concessions, noting the UN’s leverage rests on advocacy and moral authority.