Report: Aid system fails to offer proper security and direct funding to humanitarians along Ukraine frontlines

News December 19, 2025 / By: Bjørn H Amland

Security funding should be ringfenced, and generic HEAT courses should be replaced with training that addresses threats from drones and electronic warfare, according to a new report about humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Only 1 per cent of funds have gone directly to Ukrainian actors who bear the highest risks, an “operational inefficiency and ethical failure.”

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