Ukraine Situation: UNHCR Supplementary Appeal 2023

Overview

$1.1 billion Total financial requirements for the Ukraine Situation

• $602.5 million to fund needs within Ukraine
• $517 million to fund the refugee response

This document sets out UNHCR’s response plan and financial requirements for the Ukraine situation in 2023. The total needs amount to $1.1 billion – $602.5 million inside Ukraine and $517 million in countries hosting refugees from Ukraine in Europe. The total includes an approved budget of $860 million and a $250 million supplementary budget, comprising $150 million inside Ukraine and $100 million in refugee-hosting countries. Due to the fluid situation, UNHCR remains ready to further scale up both inside Ukraine and in the neighbouring countries, should the situation worsen.

While the Government of Ukraine and neighbouring host countries continue to lead the humanitarian response in support of people displaced or affected by the war in Ukraine, the international community’s support remains of vital importance.

In Ukraine, an uptick in fighting in the eastern and southern part of the country, and the deliberate targeting of energy infrastructure, have increased the toll of the conflict on the civilian population.
In 2023, UNHCR aims to assist 3.6 million people in Ukraine by supporting and complementing the Ukrainian authorities’ response to provide protection services, emergency shelter and housing support, and cash and in-kind assistance. To support the government’s commitment to eventual returns, reintegration and recovery, and in line with the National Recovery Plan, UNHCR will advance area-based and participatory approaches to sustain returnees in communities of origin and promote economic recovery and reconstruction with the support of development and other actors. UNHCR’s response supports the action of local partners, including national NGOs and community-based organizations led by affected communities.

In refugee-hosting countries, UNHCR will shift from an emergency response to supporting governments to foster the inclusion of refugees in national systems, with a focus on support to the most vulnerable, and working with local host communities to expand access to needed services. In EU countries, UNHCR will maintain small-scale, targeted cash assistance for the most vulnerable to address protection risks and gaps in basic needs, while in the Republic of Moldova cash assistance will continue on the same scale as 2022. Given

the exceptionally high proportion of women and children among the refugees, around 90 per cent, activities to prevent and respond to gender- based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse and trafficking will remain a priority, as will child protection activities. UNHCR will further help pave the way to solutions by partnering with national and local actors, including ministries, municipal authorities, NGOs and refugee-led organizations, to expand access to education, employment, housing, social welfare and medical or other assistance. It will address barriers to inclusion, with language training or childcare support for example, and it will promote social cohesion interventions to lessen tensions.

Across Europe, UNHCR is working with over 250 partners, including more than 200 local NGO partners.