In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remained critical as the war entered its third year. Repeated air strikes on civilian infrastructure, particularly energy infrastructure, seriously disrupted access to water, electricity, and health services. This has forced 112,000 people to live on collective sites. In addition, by 2024, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had identified 14.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 3.6 million internally displaced persons. These disruptions have exacerbated hunger by limiting access to essential resources and increasing people’s vulnerability.

The country office coordinates its programme from an office in Kyiv and operates mainly in the Kharkiv and Dnipro oblasts. Action Against Hunger adopted a multi-sectoral approach to building community resilience, with a particular focus on internally displaced people. Initiative included projects to provide access to healthcare, alleviate the problems caused by damaged infrastructure (particularly in the Dnipro and Zapritzya oblasts), and increase access to food through the distribution of hot meals and granting of cash support.

Action Against Hunger focussed its efforts on the east of the country, closer to the border and therefore more exposed. At the same time, as part of its partnership objectives, we helped to reinforce the capacity of health services and institutions to respond to urgent needs. This initiative aimed to establish a sustainable humanitarian response framework in Ukraine by supporting local actors, improving their resilience and adaptability, and promoting continuous learning.