The UN has said about the shortage of funds for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
At the disposal of the UN humanitarian agencies have only 3% of the amount needed to assist the residents of the South-East of Ukraine In the current year, said the coordinator of humanitarian programs of the United Nations in Ukraine Neal Walker.
according to the examination results of the office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations, in 2018, humanitarian organizations need $ 187 million to enable operations in Ukraine. At the moment the programme in practice did not have the means.
"Today I call on member States to show solidarity with the victims of war in Ukraine and to urgently respond to a shortage of 97 % of the funds. I continue to call upon parties to conflict to take measures to comply with international humanitarian law. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected,"
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