In recent months, one of the priorities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is to support Ukrainians in the winter period. First of all, the assistance is aimed at internally displaced persons and other vulnerable categories of population affected by war.

The support program provides temporary housing, materials for repair and insulation of houses, as well as heaters, blankets, warm clothes and other essentials in the cold season. The Agency also provides financial assistance to cover winter needs.

According to the humanitarian organization website, the winter assistance program has already covered more than 1 million people in Ukraine. In particular, more than 800,000 people have received basic necessities (blankets, thermoses, heaters, clothes), almost 300,000 people – cash payments, more than 12,000 people – materials for repairs and insulation of houses. In addition, 55 generators were delivered to critical infrastructure facilities in 12 regions.

UNHCR and the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories have been closely cooperating for a long time and have a number of joint projects. The main ones are the arrangement of places of compact accommodation for IDPs, restoration of damaged houses in Kyiv region, as well as supply of basic necessities to liberated territories in the east and south of Ukraine.