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Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted the unrelenting toll on civilians.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaily attacks continue, inflicting death, injury and untold suffering on ordinary Ukrainians, and destruction and damage to civilian infrastructure<\/strong>,\u201d she said, adding that for those near the frontlines, lives is even more difficult.<\/p>\n\u201cThey face constant shelling and impossible choices<\/strong>: flee in perilous conditions leaving everything they have \u2013 perhaps for the second or third time \u2013 or stay, and risk injury or death.\u201d<\/p>\nIn regions like Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson, dozens of civilians have been killed in recent attacks. In November alone, 65 civilians were killed, and 372 were injured across 11 regions of Ukraine, double the casualties from the previous month.<\/p>\n
Energy infrastructure under attack<\/h2>\n
The crisis has been exacerbated by \u201crepeated, large-scale, coordinated attacks\u201d on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure<\/strong>, Ms. Doughten said.<\/p>\nThese further imperilled civilians as temperatures drop to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. \u00a0According to the UN Development Programme (UNDP), more than 60 percent of the country\u2019s energy generation facilities have been damaged since March.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing into the coldest months of the year, civilians\u2019 access to electricity, gas, heating and water has been severely affected,\u201d Ms. Doughten added.<\/p>\n
Humanitarians at risk<\/h2>\n
The dangerous situation has also impacted humanitarian operations, with aid workers, vehicles and storage facilities having come under attack. The number of aid workers killed has almost tripled this year<\/strong> \u2013 from four in 2022 and five in 2023, to 11 so far in 2024.<\/p>\nDespite these challenges, the humanitarian community has scaled up its efforts, Ms. Doughten said, noting that so far in 2024, over 630 humanitarian organizations have provided aid to 7.7 million people<\/strong>, prioritising support for the most vulnerable.<\/p>\nHowever, an estimated 1.5 million civilians in Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia remain out of reach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remain unable to reach these people at any adequate scale. The failure to deliver assistance in these areas could have dire consequences, especially in winter,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Call to action<\/h2>\n
Ms. Doughten concluded with an appeal to the international community, urging immediate action in three areas: first, she called for full commitment and compliance with international humanitarian law, particularly on protection of civilians and humanitarians, and unimpeded access to those in need.<\/p>\n
Second, she stressed the urgent requirement for more funding. While donors have contributed nearly $2 billion this year, a $1.1 billion shortfall remains.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need donors to increase and accelerate flexible funding to sustain life-saving operations as we head into 2025,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Finally, she underscored the need to end the suffering at its source.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as this intolerable war persists, civilians will continue to suffer the severe consequences. What Ukraine and its people need is an end to this devastating war.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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