Supporting Evidence-based Humanitarian Response in Ukraine through the Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) ltpgtlt/pgtltdiv class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW85306505 BCX0" style="margin: 0px padding: 0px user-select: text -webkit-user-drag: none -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent overflow: visible cursor: text clear: both position: relative direction: ltr color: rgb(0, 0, 0) font-family:"gtltp class="" style=""gtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt text-align: justify font-family:"gtThe large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian Federation (RF)
forces, beginning February 24th, 2022, has caused widespread damage to
infrastructure, thousands of civilian casualties, disruption of markets and
essential services, and massive displacement with 7.7 million refugees crossing
international borders and 6.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs). In
addition, 6.9 million people have not been displaced but in many cases have
experienced conflict-related impacts, and 4.4 million have returned and require
life-saving assistance. Some are stranded, unwilling, or unable to leave,
either due to heightened security risks or physical, financial, and familial
conditions. As of February 2023, 17% of Ukrainian territory is outside of the
control of the Government of Ukraine [lt/spangtlti style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif font-size: 9pt text-align: justify"gtltspan style="font-size: 8pt color: black" lang="EN-US"gtThe Guardian Institute for the Study of War lt/spangtlt/igtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt text-align: justify font-family:"gt2023], hosting an estimated 22% of people in need (3.9 million),
with intersectoral needs analysis showing higher severity of needs in these
areas.[lt/spangtlti style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif font-size: 9pt text-align: justify"gtltspan style="font-size: 8pt color: black" lang="EN-US"gtOCHA lt/spangtlt/igtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt text-align: justify font-family:"gt2022] People in areas close to the hostilities under or beyond the
control of the Government of Ukraine (GoU) endure daily shelling, ground force
battles, as well as a interrupted social services, banking and market systems,
and disruptions to water, electricity, and heating supplies. With high to
extremely high access constraints, these populations remain unable to meet
their basic needs without the delivery of humanitarian aid. Moreover, millions
of individuals are in need of financial support, ranking cash as their most
pressing need to mitigate the impact of inflation, loss of livelihood source,
and new expenses (such as reconstruction). Whether located in directly
conflict-affected areas or displaced inside the country, immediate lifesaving
and life-preserving support to conflict-affected populations is urgently
required.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif text-align: justify"gt

ltspan style="color: black" lang="EN-US"gtGiven the scale of the conflict, there is a continuing need for accurate
and timely information, to provide an overview of the humanitarian situation in
Ukraine, establish a baseline for future assessments, and support in planning
efforts for the 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). This intervention
will support the ltbgtimprovement of
humanitarian coordination/planning nationwidelt/bgt, specifically through
providing support for the implementation of the 2023 MSNA.  In
coordination with the ICCG, HCT, UN agencies and humanitarian actors, REACH
will inform the next HNO and HRP through conducting ltbgtMSNA activities, lt/bgtincluding design of the methodology, data
collection and cleaning, and analysis and reporting. The MSNA will identify
differences in humanitarian needs among targeted population groups/geographies,
thus providing a more granular understanding of humanitarian and recovery
needs.lt/spangt



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