Ukraine

Yesterday, an inter-agency convoy comprised of five trucks delivered medication, materials for emergency shelter repairs, tool kits, hygiene items and solar lamps to the Zaporizhzhia region in the south-east of the country. The supplies are intended for people in the Huliaipole community, where around 3,000 people remain close to the front line. They are exposed to regular shelling, and their access to basic services is disrupted. Since March last year, the residents have had no electricity as the facilities were damaged by fighting and cannot be repaired due to ongoing hostilities. Because there is no power, water facilities cannot operate, and water has to be delivered in bottles or pumped from the wells. The tools for emergency repairs are urgently needed for the damaged homes in the harsh winter. The supplies are provided by the International Organization for Migration, UNICEF, the Office for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization. With support from local community representatives and volunteers, it is distributed directly to the people in need. This is the second convoy this week to reach communities in acute need on the frontlines after a first convoy reached Donetsk region on Tuesday 31 January.