Action Against Hunger Pauses Key Programs in Ukraine
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Action Against Hunger Pauses Key Programs in Ukraine
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As Ukraine marks three years of war, Action Against Hunger today confirmed that the U.S. government’s suspension of international aid has caused the nonprofit to stop distributing cash to families displaced near the front line. An estimated nine million Ukrainians live in poverty and as many as 12.7 million, or 40% of the population, depend on humanitarian aid to survive.
Humanitarianoperationsintheregionwerealreadyfunctioningwithlimitedresourcesandstrugglingtoaccessfrontlineareas.Withfundingnowslashed,around20,000peopleinthesehigh-riskzonescouldfacesevereconsequences.“Asaresultofthissuspension,accesstohealthcarecouldbecomeverylimitedfor18,000peoplelivinginremoteareasandinprecariousconditions.Wehadtointerruptpsychologicalsupportsessionsfordisplacedandtraumatizedchildrenandteenagers,andaround1,800peopleinhighlyvulnerablesituationsmaynolongerreceivefinancialsupporttocovertheirbasicneeds,”e
