(VOVworld)- The United Nations delivered 62 tons of humanitarian aid to Donetsk on Thursday. This includes essential hygiene items, warm clothes, blankets, condensed milk powder, drinking water, and medical supplies procured by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Among the estimated 5 million civilians affected by the crisis in Ukraine, those living in zones of active fighting are particularly vulnerable, due to limited access to humanitarian assistance. This inter-agency convoy is only one of the many initiatives the UN and its humanitarian partners are undertaking to provide relief aid to those in need. Together with the humanitarian organizations operating in Ukraine, UNHCR, UNICEF and WHO are concerned with the absence of secured humanitarian access to deliver aid to children and families affected by the conflict across the country.