Ukraine continues to endure the devastating impacts of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The humanitarian situation further deteriorated in 2025 with intensified attacks in the northeast, east, and southeast. Urban centers such as Kharkiv, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia have been repeatedly targeted, disrupting infrastructure and livelihoods. Damage to energy systems heating, water, and electricity supply, especially during winter months, while civilians in front-line communities face constant danger and shortages of essential services.

Humanitarian access remains restricted in many areas, and needs are acute among internally displaced persons, elderly persons, women, children, persons with disabilities, and survivors of gender-based violence. As the conflict evolves, humanitarian decision-making requires timely, verified information and robust security management to ensure safe access and principled response.

- International, national, and local humanitarian organisations operating across Ukraine.

- Particularly Ukrainian NGOs benefiting from strengthened analytical and safety capacity.

- Humanitarian leadership and coordination structures requiring anticipatory planning inputs.

- SDC operational teams engaged in programme design, oversight, and strategic direction.

1. Humanitarian actors in Ukraine base their decisions on reliable, independent, and forward-looking analysis.

2. Humanitarian organisations can operate safely and maintain Duty of Care thanks to accessible, high-quality safety information and training.

3. Coordinated anticipatory analysis and contingency planning contribute to improved preparedness across the humanitarian system.

Expected results:  

1) ACAPS provides regular contextual and anticipatory and scenario-based humanitarian analysis, supporting contingency planning and preparedness across the humanitarian response.

2) INSO delivers real-time safety information, advisory services, training, and improved coverage in frontline regions.

3) Applied research and structured field-level engagement led by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) strengthen the understanding and operationalisation of humanitarian principles in Ukraine and inform global policy debates.

Results from previous phases:  

Under the current SDC-funded credit Support to Principled Humanitarian Action in Ukraine (7F-11260.01), ACAPS and INSO have demonstrated strong performance and clear added value for the humanitarian community.

• INSO has provided near real-time security information, risk analysis, and advisory services to over 250 humanitarian organisations, allowing them to operate safely in high-risk areas.

• ACAPS, through its Ukraine Analysis Hub, has delivered more than 50 independent analytical reports and trained over 400 responders in humanitarian analysis, enhancing the ability of local and international actors to make informed, data-driven decisions.

• DRC provided a research on principled humanitarian response, which has strengthened collective reflection and informed operational and policy discussions.

These results provide a solid foundation for continued and expanded engagement in 2026–2027.