Informes

Kyiv, 07 May 2022 – Viktor Liashko, the Minister of Health of Ukraine, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, met in Kyiv today to discuss the devastating impact of war on Ukraine’s health system, the most…

Kyiv, 8 May 2022 - To support emergency health needs in Ukraine, World Health Organization (WHO) today gave 20 all-terrain ambulances able to function in even the most damaged and inaccessible areas to the Ministry of…

Your Excellency Mr Viktor Liashko, Members of the media, Good evening, and thank you all for joining us this evening. I have spent the last two days in Ukraine and have been deeply moved by what I have seen…

Highlights • Since 24 February, at least 227 children have been killed and 322 have been injured according to OHCHR. • The situation in parts of eastern and southern Ukraine is especially grim, with at least one in…

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the emergency More than 5.6 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24. Most of those fleeing Ukraine have entered immediate neighbouring countries, primarily Poland, Hungary,…

Weeks spent sheltering from the war left 11-year-old Polina feeling hopeless. However, psychological support is helping her to heal. Eleven-year-old Polina has little to remind her of her life in Mariupol, Ukraine. The hospital where she was…

BACKGROUND In the 10 weeks since the Russian invasion, a third of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes. This is the largest human displacement crisis in the world today. As of today, more than 5.7 million refugees have…

Health Cluster - Summary Since the escalation of the conflict on 24 February 2022, there have been devastating effects to the country, including massive civilian displacement and casualties, impacting the health system and the population's health. An…

People in Need continues to supply water to people in Ukraine. We have equipped more collective centres for internally displaced Ukrainians. We have also dispatched our fourteenth train of humanitarian aid from the Czech Republic, and…

HIGHLIGHTS Intense fighting and bombardments are ongoing in eastern and southern Ukraine while missile attacks continue across the country. The UN, in coordination with ICRC, supported the evacuation of civilians sheltering at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol…