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Speakers describe fear, UN aid and ongoing humanitarian needs after early-morning explosions

February 23, 2025 | United Nations, Federal


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Speakers describe fear, UN aid and ongoing humanitarian needs after early-morning explosions
Three meeting participants told a forum that explosions heard about 5 a.m. sent families fleeing and prompted a rapid humanitarian response from local actors and United Nations agencies.

Commenter 2, a meeting participant, described the moment: "The first sound, sounds of explosions were heard at 5AM. I was so scared. I woke up immediately with, with the thought that the war started." Commenter 3 called the day "a day of, fear. It was the day of astonishment."

Commenter 1, identified in the record as a meeting participant, said their role was to "plan and allocate the needed resources to those frontliners who were serving the families on the move, who were serving children with disabilities, who were serving those the most affected." Commenter 2 said, "UN Women together with a local NGO, we opened this, safe space for women to support women psychologically and support them in terms of how to survive in this circumstances." Commenter 1 added that "UNICEF mobilized more resources. We figured out the idea of child friendly spaces, which should be available along the way of people who were creative."

Speakers emphasized that the humanitarian response is continuing. Commenter 1 said, "UN does the great work to support those families, and more support is needed. So this is still ongoing war, and there's still a lot of humanitarian efforts and recovery efforts is needed to support people and to renew the country." Commenter 2 said that hope for the future persisted: "Believe in in in a fair future for our country and for my children gives me hope."

The record does not provide details on funding amounts, specific local NGO names, or exact locations of the described activities. The speakers identified United Nations entities (UN Women, UNICEF, and the United Nations generally) as active in the response and described the creation of safe spaces for women and child-friendly spaces along displacement routes.

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