UN doubles Ukraine’s humanitarian aid demand to $2.25 billion

The United Nations (UN) announced on Tuesday that it has doubled its demand for urgent humanitarian aid to Russia-occupied Ukraine to $2.25 billion.

“$2.25 billion is now needed to meet Ukraine’s needs, more than double the amount requested ($1.1 billion) when we made the request on March 1, just days after the start of the war,” the UN said.