UN Allocates Additional $40 Million to Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the UN will allocate a further $40 million from its central emergency response fund to ramp up humanitarian assistance for Ukraine.

In an address to the Security Council, the UN chief said millions of people in Ukraine were facing hunger and dwindling water supplies.

The UN refugee agency estimates 2.8 million people have left Ukraine. “They need help and support every step of the way,” Guterres said.

He also sounded the alarm over Russia raising the alert level for its nuclear forces, describing it as a “bone-chilling development.”