Coverage of Ukraine humanitarian response plan drops to 51.8%, plan itself cut by 15.4% in 2025 - UN

MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The level of financing of the 2025 Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan stood at 51.8% as of December 26, 2025, while the 2024 plan's coverage as of December 30, 2024 was 70%, Ukrainian media reported citing the data published by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

This reduction occurred even though the volume of the plan itself was decreased by 15.4%, or by nearly $500 million to $2.63 billion in 2025 from $3.11 billion in 2024.

The reduction of funding for individual programs was even larger in 2025, although these programs were also downsized, according to another document released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The UNHCR's financial requirements for Ukraine in 2025 stood at $803.4 million, of which 44% had been provided by November 30, 2025, versus 55% coverage as of the same date in 2024. The UNHCR's financial requirements for Ukraine in 2024 totaled $993.3 million.

The UNHCR's $690.3-million Regional Refugee Response Plan for 2025 had been funded by 32% by September 30, compared with 37% coverage of the UNHCR's 2024 plan, which totaled $1.08 billion last year.

According to OCHA data, coverage of the 2024 Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan of $3.11 billion stood at 77%. The total amount of assistance was $2.65 billion including other funding.

That was below the figures for 2022 and 2023. In 2022, this plan of $4.29 billion was funded by 87.9%, with the total amount of assistance standing at $4.55 billion.

Coverage of the 2023 $3.95-billion plan was 73.9%. The total amount of assistance reached $3.61 billion.

The OCHA report as of December 26 shows that the total amount of assistance including other funding currently stands at $1.5 billion.

The largest donors to the Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan in 2025 were the European Commission ($249.8 million), Norway ($179.1 million), Germany ($170.3 million), the United States ($148.6 million), the United Kingdom ($103.6 million), Switzerland ($65.6 million), Italy ($53.6 million), South Korea ($49.5 million), Denmark ($37.2 million), and France ($28.7 million).