Destroyed school in Kharkov (August 2022). Millions managed to help, but not everyone in need of support: lessons of a humanitarian operation in Ukraine Humanitarian assistance full -scale war in Ukraine has become an unprecedented test for international humanitarian organizations. Already in the first months of the conflict, millions of people managed to provide products and cash payments, shelters and medical care. However, the new UN report shows: spaces are hidden behind impressive numbers, and the system itself requires update. group report on the estimates of the Inter -Registration Permanent Committee, which was prepared with the support of the World Food Program (VPP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNISEF) and the UN Office for Humanitarian Issues (UKGV), analyzes the work of organizations participating in the humanitarian operation from 2022 to 2024 to 2024 year. 60 > according to the report, Ukrainian experience shows: standard assistance models created for countries with weakened institutions are not suitable for states with working authorities and active civil society. urgent assistance was required Millions After the Russian invasion of February 24, 2022, the UN humanitarian system was activated the very next day. In a short time, it was possible to deploy large -scale supplies of food, water, essential items and provide emergency support. ~ 60 > World Food Program became the largest operator of cash payments and in parallel continued the delivery of products, gradually moving on to “cash” formats as the markets are restored. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deployed a network of children’s and family centers “Spilled” and helped displaced families. The refugee management (UVKB) provided legal assistance, shelter and financial support that remained without shelter and suffered from the war. ~ 60 > 62 ~ lessons for the future authors of the report emphasize: urgent assistance was provided promptly, it was provided quickly But not always those who needed it the most. In the first months, there were not enough accurate data about the most vulnerable groups – the elderly, people with disabilities, representatives of national minorities. 62 > 62 >Millions of people received assistance and protection, but efforts did not always meet long -term priorities. 60 > separate chapter of the report is devoted to the role of Ukrainian non -governmental organizations. Many of them have extensive experience in crises, but at the beginning of the war they were actually pushed into the background: they were used mainly as contractors for delivering assistance, without taking into account their opinion when planning operations. ~ 60 >~ 60 > deficiencies were also revealed in coordination: there were not always mutual understanding, but a transition to recovery and a transition to recovery and a transition to restoration and a transition to restoration and The integration of monetary assistance into the social protection system was slowly. restart system ~ 60 > 62 > 62 >Now there is the so -called “humanitarian reboot” – the process of reviewing approaches to assistance. The authors of the report urge to bet on local partners, to more actively attract Ukrainian structures to the management of operations, to develop a general strategy for transition from emergency support to sustainable restoration. > The document emphasizes: it is important not only to give out help, but also to invest in long -term stability – restore rural farms, integration of monetary support into state systems of social assistance, creating jobs. numbers they speak for themselves according to the UN, 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees remained outside the country, and still 3.6 million people could not return home within the country. In 2025, 12.7 million inhabitants of Ukraine needed assistance, however, due to the reduction in financing, the humanitarian plan had to be cut to the support of 4.8 million of the most vulnerable. 62 ~~ 60 > if in 2022 the UN emergency plan was funded by almost 90 percent, then only about 70 percent of the donors covered only about 70 percent of the donors. needs. Because of this, the scale of operations was reduced, and the load on the remaining humanitarian structures grew. extracted lessons report emphasizes: the experience of Ukraine should become a lesson for all humanitarian operations in the world. Where state institutions and civil society are functioning, international assistance should be more flexible, rely on local resources and provide a clear path from crisis support for restoration and development.