Immediate multi-sectorial humanitarian relief to IDPs and conflict-affected populations in Ukraine In response to significant and growing humanitarian needs generated by the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, ACTED, IMPACT and Right to Protection (R2P) will rapidly deliver lifesaving and life-preserving assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected populations in the sectors of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) food security and livelihoods (FSL) shelter coordination and common services (CCS) and protection. Support will be provided both directly to individuals and households, as well as through IDP collective/reception/transit centres, and CSOs and grassroots organizations working on the ground in areas affected by hostilities and host communities. 
Proposed activities are aligned with all of three UHF’s priority areas  : 
1.	Provide timely lifesaving multisectoral assistance to displaced and non-displaced persons, who are affected by the escalation of hostilities.
2.	Protect conflict-affected people and civilian infrastructure regarding international humanitarian law, norms, and standards.
3.	Support provision of basic services in areas impacted by the escalation of hostilities.
Activities proposed within the framework of priority areas 1 and 2 will   target IDPs in western/central Ukraine, depending on security and accessibility, while activities proposed under priority 3 will likely focus on people directly affected by the conflict in eastern and central Ukraine, especially those in cities under siege. 
ACTED and partners will provide multi-sectoral life-preserving assistance to these two target populations through the provision of food, Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC), hygiene kits, water and NFI kits. Notably, ACTED will stock aid both close to cities currently under siege by the Russian military in the east, to be ready to deliver rapidly when humanitarian corridors are available, and outside of cities in central Ukraine for preparation in the event that the hostilities extend to those cities (Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, etc.). ACTED will also engage with grassroot organizations that can support ACTED staff in direct delivery e.g., of distributions, even in more insecure locations where they have existing or additional capacity. ACTED will in turn support these organizations through mini-grants that will support their organizational and operational capacity. 
In this rapidly changing context, IMPACT Initiatives will respond to the need for up-to-date information on needs and vulnerabilities with information products that will inform humanitarian action, including country-level Market Monitoring and Humanitarian Situation Monitoring. R2P will capitalize on its expertise as leading Protection organization operating in Ukraine to provide protection-related activities targeting IDPs in collective centers, providing legal and psychosocial support, and information that can support IDPs to make improved decisions that best fit their needs. 
The military invasion has exponentially escalated vulnerabilities and needs for millions of Ukrainians. For those in the east, this comes after 8 years of conflict, which had been eroding local authorities’ capacities to respond to their basic needs. In cities surrounded by the Russian military, affected populations have to face not only constant threats to their security, but also an increasing lack of access to basic services and supplies.  In the west, IDPs coming from all parts of the country face increasing vulnerabilities, especially women, the elderly and people with disabilities. In this context of increasing needs and vulnerabilities, ACTED and partners will provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by the conflict, through the proposed multi-sectoral intervention. The final objective of the proposed intervention is to contribute to rapidly improving the capacity of IDPs and conflict-affected populations in Ukraine to meet their multiple basic needs.