2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for…

AGENDA 

Introduction from Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Matthias Schmale.  

Presentations on Strategic Priorities

Strategic Priority 1 — Supporting the most vulnerable who remain close to the front line. 

• Inka Himanen, WFP Representative and Country Director 
• Olga Novikova, Head of Dnipro Office, the Tenth of April NGO 

Strategic Priority 2 —  Responding to vulnerable newly displaced and people evacuated from their places of origin to safer hosting areas, including through transit centres and collective sites. 

• Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine 
• Nataliia Gourjii, Director of the Rokada Charity Fund 

Strategic Priority 3 —  Providing emergency response after strikes.   

• Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine 
• Anna Duda, Country Director of People in Need in Ukraine 

Strategic Priority 4 — Supporting the centrality of protection for vulnerable displaced people and severely vulnerable groups at risk of not being covered by social protection networks.   

• Robert Turner, IOM Chief of Mission 
• Valeriia Vershynina, Executive Director, Stabilisation Support Services Charitable Foundation 

High-Level Interactive Panel Discussion 

Theme: "Protecting civilians and front-line communities in a worsening humanitarian landscape: priorities, risks, and partnership needs for 2026." 

Moderator: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Matthias Schmale 

Panellists: 

• Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine 
• Denys Uliutin, Minister of Social Policy, Family, and Unity of Ukraine 
• Marianna Franco, Head of the European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in Ukraine 
• Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative and Head of WHO Country Office in Ukraine 
• Marit Glad, Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council 

Closing Remarks Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Matthias Schmale