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As February 24th marks the somber anniversary of the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, the world reflects on two years of ongoing turmoil, suffering, and devastation.

On the night of December 5, two missile strikes hit the Kherson Humanitarian Hub in the South of Ukraine. The hub warehouses contained humanitarian aid from several international humanitarian organizations, including relief items from CARE.

Displaced populations across the globe face winter at a time when global humanitarian response plans face major funding gaps.

Escalating shelling added to increasingly harsher winter conditions worsen the suffering in an already dire humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

The decision is a positive step to continue to provide a lifeline for those displaced by the war as well as an opportunity to rebuild their lives.

Ahead of World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, South Sudan continues to be the deadliest place for humanitarian aid workers, followed by Sudan, Somalia, and Ukraine.

We are extremely concerned about the ongoing targeting of civilian infrastructure, including of grain supplies in southern Ukraine, and Russia’s decision early last week to pull out of the Black Sea Grain initiative.

The announcement by Russia to pull out of the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain deal with Ukraine is alarming. The news is devastating for communities in Somalia as 90% of the country's imported grain comes from Ukraine and Russia.

CARE strongly urges all parties to uphold their obligations in the agreement, and remain at the negotiating table to find an alternative solution and mitigate the impacts that will flow from the collapse of the initiative.