unimpeded access and delivery of humanitarian as-
sistance within Ukraine; 
(12) ensure all humanitarian assistance remains 
flexible to meet the needs of the evolving humani-
tarian situation in Ukraine and the region, including 
recognizing and addressing the secondary and ter-
tiary effects of this conflict on humanitarian crises 
around the world; 
(13) work with international partners, such as 
the United National High Commissioner for Refu-
gees, to ensure that refugees fleeing violence in 
Ukraine, including children unaccompanied or sepa-
rated from their parents or caregivers, are able to 
access necessary legal assistance and essential serv-
ices; 
(14) support efforts to provide primary, sec-
ondary, and tertiary education for displaced children 
and youth whose education has been disrupted by 
the further invasion of the Russian Armed Forces in 
Ukraine, including refugee and internally displaced 
children and youth, and children and youth whose 
schools have closed due to the conflict; and 
(15) work with international partners to build 
the capacity of implementers and national authori-
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ties, to provide essential services and prepare for re-
covery responses. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO 
ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CREATED 
BY THE FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE 
BY THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development may 
provide humanitarian assistance, and take additional sup-
port measures, to address the urgent needs of Ukrainians 
fleeing Ukraine and those internally displaced within 
Ukraine. Such humanitarian assistance may include, as 
appropriate, the following: 
(1) Emergency food and non-food commodities. 
(2) Staff and enabling mechanisms for disaster 
assistance response teams, including gender and 
child protection experts. 
(3) Support for the medical needs and medi-
cines to address the medial needs of refugees and in-
ternally displaced persons. 
(4) Protection services, including against gen-
der-based violence and specialized programming to 
protect women and girls. 
(5) Water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies and 
services, with an emphasis on the provision of such 
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supplies and services necessary for the demographics 
of refugees and internally displaced persons. 
(6) Necessary supplies and services to meet the 
distinct needs of children affected by the full scale 
of invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed 
Forces, including the following: 
(A) Critical protection services that are re-
sponsive to protection risks and driven by age, 
gender, and disability status. 
(B) Safe spaces for children and families 
immediately following border crossing and ex-
panding the capacity of emergency care ar-
rangements for unaccompanied and separated 
children as well as family tracing and reunifica-
tion. 
(C) Family tracing and reunification serv-
ices for unaccompanied and separated children. 
(D) Child-focused immunization and nutri-
tion services. 
(E) Services for pregnant and lactating 
mothers. 
(F) Maternal and newborn health services 
and information. 
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