Donors provided US$2.65 billion, or 67% of last year's U.N. appeal for US$3.9 billion to help people inside Ukraine.
The United Nations appealed for US$4.2 billion in humanitarian aid to help people in Ukraine and refugees outside the war-ravaged country this year.
Three-quarters of the amount sought, or US$3.1 billion, will help 8.5 million people inside Ukraine, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced on Monday. The other US$1.1 billion is intended to help refugees and their host communities outside Ukraine.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
