UN office to be opened in Kherson

A UN office will soon be opened in Kherson.

Denise Brown, the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine and Humanitarian Coordinator, who is completing her two-year mission, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

"We are opening a UN office in Kherson. In July, I visited several possible locations. This is the answer to your question about what's next. Will we forget? We will not forget about the war because we are present there. I've been to Kherson dozens of times, but I want us to be more physically present there. I know that in Kyiv people sometimes say: why do we need the UN? Ask the people of Kherson. They know," Brown said.

During the interview, she emphasized that the situation in Kherson and Kherson region remains difficult due to constant Russian shelling and the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant disaster.

"I have to mention Kherson, the situation there is very difficult. We are trying to do as much as possible. And it's not just supplies we provide there, but also services. UNICEF does a lot with Vodokanal, WHO and UNFPA support hospitals. So we are trying to improve the situation as people stay at home," added Denise Brown.

The coordinator also emphasized that the UN "does not forget" about the war in Ukraine, and that is why it is physically present in different places.

"I do not manage from Poland. And I do not work only from Kyiv. We have 100 UN staff in Kharkiv. There are 300 UN staff in Dnipro, 200 in Odesa, and 50 in Mykolaiv. We have a very large presence because we want to ensure this continuity of action. We are not running away," she explained.

Earlier it was reported that a delegation of the United Nations Office in Ukraine (UNO) visited Kherson. The organization will help protect children's rights and provide financial assistance to foster and guardian families and adoptive families in Kherson region.