“Some 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes” since the outbreak of war, said Filippo Grandi, who spoke before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24 triggered the world’s fastest and largest displacement of civilians in decades, according to the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
“Some 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes” since the outbreak of war, said Filippo Grandi, who spoke before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
“Ukrainians are going to face one of the harshest winters in the world in extremely difficult conditions,” Mr Grandy said in his speech, calling for “an end to this senseless war”.
According to the 65-year-old Italian, “the devastation due to the damage to political infrastructure, which is unfolding as we speak, is quickly making the response of humanitarian organizations look like a drop in the ocean of need.”
Due to damage to energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian government recently urged refugees not to return to the country before spring 2023.
According to UNHCR data, over 7 million citizens of Ukraine sought protection abroad, of which almost 1.5 million in Poland and over 1 million in Germany.
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