GENEVA / UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
26-May-2023
00:01:55
As the fighting continues unabated in Ukraine with a devastating impact on communities, particularly in the east and south of the country, UN humanitarian partners confirmed that they have continued to scale up urgently needed assistance. UNTV CH
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STORY: GENEVA / UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 MAY 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 MAY 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, UN flag alley UN Geneva.
2. Wide shot, podium, speakers, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“The escalating war is taking a heavy toll on civilians who live close to the frontlines, people who cannot go back to their homes, and people across the country living under almost daily threats of attacks. ‘Mine contamination’ is also a threat to farmers trying to return to their land and humanitarians delivering assistance.”
4. Med shot, journalists, laptops
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“By the end of April, we had reached 5.4 million people this year, around 800,000 people more than the total number assisted by the end of March. More than 60 percent of those reached are women and girls.”
6. Close up, journalists
7 SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“Assistance to areas under Russian military control remains extremely limited. This year, because of the worsening security situation and shifts in the frontlines, humanitarian partners have lost access to almost 60,000 people in around 40 towns and villages close to the frontlines in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.”
8. Wide shot, journalists, speakers on monitor
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, Europe regional director, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):
“People displaced inside Ukraine are struggling with a lack of income and increased stress levels. And we have also seen deteriorating mental health conditions during our psychosocial support activities. People outside Ukraine are struggling financially. They have used up their savings now, and lots of them have mounting debts. In many countries, the Red Cross societies are providing cash assistance to people in need.”
10. Med shot, journalists
11. Wide shot, speaker, laptops
12. Close up, journalist typing
2. Wide shot, podium, speakers, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“The escalating war is taking a heavy toll on civilians who live close to the frontlines, people who cannot go back to their homes, and people across the country living under almost daily threats of attacks. ‘Mine contamination’ is also a threat to farmers trying to return to their land and humanitarians delivering assistance.”
4. Med shot, journalists, laptops
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“By the end of April, we had reached 5.4 million people this year, around 800,000 people more than the total number assisted by the end of March. More than 60 percent of those reached are women and girls.”
6. Close up, journalists
7 SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“Assistance to areas under Russian military control remains extremely limited. This year, because of the worsening security situation and shifts in the frontlines, humanitarian partners have lost access to almost 60,000 people in around 40 towns and villages close to the frontlines in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.”
8. Wide shot, journalists, speakers on monitor
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, Europe regional director, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):
“People displaced inside Ukraine are struggling with a lack of income and increased stress levels. And we have also seen deteriorating mental health conditions during our psychosocial support activities. People outside Ukraine are struggling financially. They have used up their savings now, and lots of them have mounting debts. In many countries, the Red Cross societies are providing cash assistance to people in need.”
10. Med shot, journalists
11. Wide shot, speaker, laptops
12. Close up, journalist typing
STORYLINE
As the fighting continues unabated in Ukraine with a devastating impact on communities, particularly in the east and south of the country, UN humanitarian partners confirmed on Friday (26 May) that they have continued to scale up urgently needed assistance.
Priority needs include providing more people access to clean water and hygiene products and emergency shelter and protection services.
“The escalating war is taking a heavy toll on civilians who live close to the frontlines, people who cannot go back to their homes, and people across the country living under almost daily threats of attacks,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at a news briefing at the UN in Geneva.
“‘Mine contamination’ is also a threat to farmers trying to return to their land and humanitarians delivering assistance,” he added.
The total number of casualties in Ukraine due to mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 2023 was 263 killed or injured.
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) estimates that, on average more than 50 people are killed or injured by mines per month.
However, actual figures might be considerably higher, as OHCHR data indicates.
According to OCHA, humanitarian assistance has been provided by hundreds of humanitarian organizations working with local groups and community-based volunteers who play a vital role in delivering assistance to the last mile.
Assistance has included cash to more than 2.1 million people and food for 3.5 million people, while nearly three million gained access to health services and medicines, said OCHA.
“By the end of April, we had reached 5.4 million people this year, around 800,000 people more than the total number assisted by the end of March. More than 60 percent of those reached are women and girls,” said Laerke.
However, delivering vital humanitarian aid to villages and towns near the frontlines continues to be challenging.
“Assistance to areas under Russian military control remains extremely limited,” said OCHA’s spokesperson.
“This year, because of the worsening security situation and shifts in the frontlines, humanitarian partners have lost access to almost 60,000 people in around 40 towns and villages close to the frontlines in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.”
At a scheduled briefing in Geneva, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that the needs of people still directly affected by the war continue to grow.
Speaking via Zoom from Budapest, IFRC’s Europe Regional Director Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen said, “People displaced inside Ukraine are struggling with a lack of income and increased stress levels. And we have also seen deteriorating mental health conditions during our psychosocial support activities.”
Since 24 February 2022, more than eight million people have fled Ukraine to seek safety abroad.
“People outside Ukraine are struggling financially. They have used up their savings now, and lots of them have mounting debts. In many countries, the Red Cross societies are providing cash assistance to people in need,” Ebbesen added.
Priority needs include providing more people access to clean water and hygiene products and emergency shelter and protection services.
“The escalating war is taking a heavy toll on civilians who live close to the frontlines, people who cannot go back to their homes, and people across the country living under almost daily threats of attacks,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at a news briefing at the UN in Geneva.
“‘Mine contamination’ is also a threat to farmers trying to return to their land and humanitarians delivering assistance,” he added.
The total number of casualties in Ukraine due to mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 2023 was 263 killed or injured.
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) estimates that, on average more than 50 people are killed or injured by mines per month.
However, actual figures might be considerably higher, as OHCHR data indicates.
According to OCHA, humanitarian assistance has been provided by hundreds of humanitarian organizations working with local groups and community-based volunteers who play a vital role in delivering assistance to the last mile.
Assistance has included cash to more than 2.1 million people and food for 3.5 million people, while nearly three million gained access to health services and medicines, said OCHA.
“By the end of April, we had reached 5.4 million people this year, around 800,000 people more than the total number assisted by the end of March. More than 60 percent of those reached are women and girls,” said Laerke.
However, delivering vital humanitarian aid to villages and towns near the frontlines continues to be challenging.
“Assistance to areas under Russian military control remains extremely limited,” said OCHA’s spokesperson.
“This year, because of the worsening security situation and shifts in the frontlines, humanitarian partners have lost access to almost 60,000 people in around 40 towns and villages close to the frontlines in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.”
At a scheduled briefing in Geneva, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that the needs of people still directly affected by the war continue to grow.
Speaking via Zoom from Budapest, IFRC’s Europe Regional Director Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen said, “People displaced inside Ukraine are struggling with a lack of income and increased stress levels. And we have also seen deteriorating mental health conditions during our psychosocial support activities.”
Since 24 February 2022, more than eight million people have fled Ukraine to seek safety abroad.
“People outside Ukraine are struggling financially. They have used up their savings now, and lots of them have mounting debts. In many countries, the Red Cross societies are providing cash assistance to people in need,” Ebbesen added.
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