The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine reported that humanitarian needs are only 30% funded, with 17 million people needing assistance totaling $3.9 billion.
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Denise Brown, the UN humanitarian coordinator for aid to Ukraine, said humanitarian needs in Ukraine are only part funded after her trip to Odesa.
"The humanitarian needs of the population are constantly increasing… The humanitarian aid plan for Ukraine has so far been financed by only 30 percent... We are starting to prepare for winter in full swing," said the official, noting that thousands of houses were damaged last winter.
According to UN estimates, 17 million people in Ukraine need humanitarian assistance, totaling $3.9 billion dollars.
Pope Francis urged believers to continue praying for martyrised Ukraine, where war destroys everything, even grain.
He described Russia's nighttime missile strike on Odesa as a severe offence against God.
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