The UN released a request on Jan. 15 for $4.2 billion to help support Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that some 14.6 million Ukrainians, approximately 40% of the population, need humanitarian assistance. This figure does not include the estimated 6.3 million Ukrainians forced to flee abroad. In order to address the needs of those within Ukraine, OCHA requested $3.1 billion, which will support 8.5 million people. The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked international partners and donors for $1.1 billion, …