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UN to boost aid to Ukraine says Secretary-General Guterres
26 February 2022 18:42 GMT
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that the world body plans to "enhance humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine", a UN spokesperson said.
"He informed the President that the United Nations would launch on Tuesday an appeal to fund our humanitarian operations in Ukraine," the spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday.
"Respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians are now paramount," Guterres added on Twitter.
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that more than $1 bn will be needed for aid operations in Ukraine over the next three months as hundreds of thousands of people are on the move after Russia invaded its neighbour.