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European Union Commits EUR36.8 Million to Support Ukraine's Humanitarian Response

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The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on civilians, with a surge in large-scale aerial attacks causing significant damage to residential areas and infrastructure. The European Union has committed EUR36.8 million to support the UN Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) operations in Ukraine from July 2025 through December 2026, enabling critical protection and life-saving assistance to internally displaced people, returnees, and other war-affected families.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Union has committed EUR36.8 million to support UNHCR's operations in Ukraine from July 2025 through December 2026.
  • The EU's timely and generous support enables UNHCR to deliver critical protection and life-saving assistance to internally displaced people, returnees, and other war-affected families.
  • Since the start of the year, Ukraine has faced a surge in large-scale aerial attacks, killing and injuring civilians, and causing damage to residential areas, medical facilities, schools, and other infrastructure.
  • Civilian casualties in March were 70% higher than in the same period last year, according to the UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission.
  • UNHCR provides emergency aid to families impacted by the strikes, repairing homes, and providing assistance to vulnerable internally displaced people and psychosocial support to help people cope with the trauma of living through more than three years of full-scale war.
  • In Ukraine, UNHCR is working in close coordination with local, regional, and national authorities to complement the government-led response.
  • UNHCR aims to deliver a total of 2.7 million multi-sectoral services to people in need in 2025, contingent on receiving the necessary funding.
  • The European Union has been a staunch supporter of UNHCR's humanitarian response in Ukraine, providing funding each year since the start of the Russian invasion, totaling EUR196.4 million.
  • The EU has also provided EUR26.2 million in financial support to UNHCR's response towards refugees from Ukraine in Moldova.

Statistics:

  • EUR36.8 million committed by the European Union to support UNHCR's operations in Ukraine from July 2025 through December 2026.
  • 70% increase in civilian casualties in March compared to the same period last year, according to the UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission.
  • EUR166.2 million in funding provided by the EU to UNHCR from 2022 to 2024 to support urgent needs in Ukraine.
  • EUR26.2 million in financial support provided by the EU to UNHCR's response towards refugees from Ukraine in Moldova.
  • 2.7 million multi-sectoral services to be delivered by UNHCR to people in need in 2025, contingent on receiving the necessary funding.

Sources:

  • European Union External Action Service news release
  • UNHCR Representative in Ukraine, Karolina Lindholm Billing
  • EU Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine, Marianna Franco

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