UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine only 10% funded for 2024, envoy reports

The U.N.'s humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 10% funded for this year, jeopardizing assistance for about 8.5 million people near combat zones.

"If we don’t receive that money, I don’t know where that money is going to come from," Brown told The Associated Press in an interview. Without the funds, "we won’t be able to sustain the high number of colleagues that we have here who are absolutely dedicated to humanitarian support."

As the future of military aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance, Brown is lobbying the international community and private sector to remember that humanitarian needs are also high.