As Russia’s assault on Ukraine reaches its 1000th day, the UN continues to provide much-needed assistance, in areas ranging from humanitarian aid, to healthcare, sanitation and ensuring the safety and security of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
From February 2023, civilian areas in Ukraine’s cities have been targeted, including the capital Kyiv. Civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure continue to be reported daily. ie
This includes Kherson on the frontline of the fighting, which is under constant shelling. The UN can reach the Ukrainian controlled parts of the country, but access to Russian-controlled areas is “almost impossible.”
Early in the war, the UN brokered a deal to keep grain shipments flowing from Ukrainian ports, to lower prices that hurt developing countries. The efforts initially succeeded but the deal has now fallen apart: Russian attacks have resumed and prices are on the rise.
More than 2,000 children have been killed or injured in the war, according to humanitarian estimates. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, continues to provide life-saving support, including access to education, psychosocial support and mine risk education.
