UN says helps up to 900,000 people in Ukraine, more needed

The United Nations Security Council assembles for a meeting on humanitarian relief aid amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

U.N. aid agencies have managed to help up to 900,000 people in Ukraine so far, but they must be guaranteed safe passage by the warring parties to be able to do more, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"That's good but it's far from enough," Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told a briefing, calling for safe passage for aid workers and convoys.