UN Warns Ukraine Could Face Harshest Winter Since War Began
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Kiev no longer has the means to intercept missiles and drones targeting its energy system, which could lead to fears of cuts in heating and food shortages.
UN warns Ukraine could face harshest winter since war began
Kyiv, Sept. 13 (SANA) The United Nations has warned that Ukraine could face its harshest winter since the war began in 2022, as extensive damage to energy infrastructure threatens to disrupt heating, water and sanitation services. The Ukrainian news agency quoted United Nations Development Program Administrator Alexander De Croo as saying in a radio interview on Sunday that the current situation risked triggering a “humanitarian catastrophe,” wi…
UNDP is now helping Ukraine to rebuild damaged parts of the power system and to establish decentralized generators.
The UN said Ukraine is facing the most difficult winter since the start of a full-scale Russian invasion, which, according to the administrator of the development program, could turn into a humanitarian catastrophe if Russian shelling of energy infrastructure intensifies. We are talking not only about energy infrastructure, but also about food, in particular warehouses, logistics centers, gas stations.
Alexander De Croo, former Belgian Prime Minister and current UN Under-Secretary-General and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said in a recent BBC interview that there is a risk of a "humanitarian catastrophe" if power and water supplies are cut off in Ukraine this winter as a result of Russian attacks. He added that there is now a "race against time" to repair and secure the power grid.
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