Since the start of the war, over 7.7 million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine according to IOM data, while over five million refugees and at least 233,000 third country nationals (TCNs) have sought safety across the border in neighbouring countries. Humanitarian needs in the region continue to rise, with affected populations requiring critical support.

The war has displaced more than a quarter of Ukraine’s population, with 12 million people forced to flee their homes. Some walked many miles through the night while others fled by train, car or bus, forming lines kilometres long at border crossings with neighbouring countries: Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Some even fled into Belarus. 

Those arriving were primarily women, children and the elderly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prohibited men of military age from 18 to 60 from leaving. Unite Live Aid is providing urgent necessities and aid for those forced to flee, both within Ukraine and in neighbouring countries such as Poland and Moldova. But as the number of refugees rises exponentially each day, we need more support to provide urgent relief.
Unite Live Aid will support national and local governments, as well as non-governmental and civil society partners, across a variety of sectors. A key component of the response will be to enhance capacities to manage collective informal shelters, accommodation centres, reception and transit sites in a safe and dignified manner. Funds raised will enable Unite Live Aid to help the displaced Ukrainians have access to blankets, clothing, shoes, clean water, medicine, hygiene kits, and shelter.