UKRAINE / GRANDI FLETCHER ZELENSKY

The heads of UNHCR and UN OCHA met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as the UN launched a humanitarian appeal for people affected by the crisis within Ukraine and across borders.

• Video Length: 00:01:54
• Production Date: 16 January 2025
• Personal Subject: VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY; FILIPPO GRANDI; THOMAS FLETCHER
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR; OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; WAR VICTIMS; DISPLACED PERSONS
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3329893
• Parent Id: 3329893
• Alternate Title: unifeed250116l

Description

STORY: UKRAINE / GRANDI FLETCHER ZELENSKY
TRT: 01:52
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 16 JANUARY 2025, KYIV, UKRAINE

Shotlist

1. Various shots, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and UN OCHA’s Tom Fletcher meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
2. Various shots, meeting with UN officials, President Zelensky and other Ukraine government officials

Storyline

The heads of UNHCR and UN OCHA today (16 Jan) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as the UN launched a humanitarian appeal for people affected by the crisis within Ukraine and across borders.

The United Nations and its partners are urging Governments, donors and individuals to contribute to the humanitarian and refugee response to support the people of Ukraine, both at home and abroad as the full-scale war approaches its fourth year.

The twin humanitarian and refugee response plans for 2025, appeals for US$3.32 billion to support 8.2 million people affected by the war and resulting crisis within Ukraine and across borders.

The plans - launched in Kyiv with the Government of Ukraine – outline strategies to address the needs of people whose lives have been upended by the war. They also emphasize the importance of international solidarity to sustain critical humanitarian efforts in 2025.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited several frontline regions of Ukraine, meeting displaced and war-affected people as well as the local organizations working with UNHCR in the humanitarian response.

UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher also visited several affected communities across Ukraine.

Humanitarian organizations inside Ukraine aim to assist 6 million people in 2025 with protection services, cash and other humanitarian assistance like food, healthcare, shelter, education and other vital services.

With sufficient funding and access, aid workers can continue delivering in hard-to-reach communities, including those near the war’s deadly frontlines.