Significant infrastructure destruction has decimated essential services and left many people in Ukraine without homes or livelihoods. The needs of people in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, who have lived through eight years of conflict without adequate access to food, water, medical and mental care, education, protection and other essential services, remain pressing.
The greatest severity of needs is among people living in areas under the temporary military control of the Russian Federation and in areas directly affected by active hostilities. The standard of living of these populations “is exceptionally low, their survival mechanisms are exhausted and the level of physical and psychological damage is immense.”
As if that were not enough, the report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reveals that “among the most vulnerable internally displaced persons are those currently living in collective centers, many of whom are not adequately equipped to meet the needs long-term housing, and are in dire need of heating and fuel, building repairs, bathing facilities and other multi-sectoral assistance.
War affects everyone, but it affects some more than others… TEA reveals that gender and diversity factors, such as age, disability and minority status, play a key role in determining how war affects people. 45% of those in need of assistance are women, 23% are minors and 15% have some kind of disability, sectors of the population “less likely to flee for reasons that include reduced mobility, reluctance to leave their homes and lack of financial resources. represents a continuous pattern in eastern Ukraine since 2014,” the report concludes.
Meanwhile, says OCHA, “many people have returned” to oblasts north, “where humanitarian needs remain high due to extensive infrastructure destruction. Of the 4.4 million people who have returned and are in need of humanitarian assistance, it is estimated that “only 7% are in parts of the country under the temporary military control of the Russian Federation, as the area is not conducive to return “.
this report, the Overview of humanitarian needs, an overview of humanitarian needs is the result of the joint efforts of the OCHA team and humanitarian partners in the country. Covers all 24 oblasts o Regions of Ukraine and the city of kyiv, including areas under the control of the Government of Ukraine and areas under temporary military control of the Russian Federation (but not including Crimea and Sevastopol).
Source: TSF
