UN humanitarian organizations want to raise $2.25B in aid for Ukraine

UN humanitarian organizations have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people.

That's according to the UN's press service, Ukrinform reports.

Earlier, a few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the UN called for $1 billion to be raised for Ukraine.

According to the report, Ukraine has a population of 44 million, and the war has left some 15.7 million in need.

The conflict has caused the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis since the Second World War, uprooting nearly 13 million people. More than seven million are internally displaced while 5.2 million have crossed into neighboring countries, such as Poland, and beyond.

The updated flash appeal targets 8.7 million people, more than half of whom are women.

The assistance includes, in particular, the delivery of humanitarian aid to the most affected areas and payments to displaced persons.

On February 24, Russia launched a new phase of its eight-year war against Ukraine - a full-scale offensive. The enemy is shelling and bombing peaceful Ukrainian cities, towns and villages. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Territorial Defense Forces and the entire Ukrainian people are effectively resisting Russian troops and inflicting heavy losses on them.