IRELAND has confirmed €40m in humanitarian funding for Ukraine in response to the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee confirmed the financial support while on a two-day visit to the country this week.
The figure, which will assist with humanitarian and long-term development in the country this year, is in addition to the €25m Ireland committed to in February to help repair Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure.
It brings Ireland’s total financial support for Ukraine this year to €65m.
“This marks Ireland’s largest humanitarian and development contribution to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and a significant increase on the €35 million provided in 2025,” a spokesperson for Minister McEntee’s office confrmed.
“More than four years into the war, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains severe,” they added.
Minister McEntee met with Minister Andrii Sybiha to lay flowers at the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv during her visit to Ukraine“Around 11 million people are expected to require assistance in 2026, including almost four million who have been displaced from their homes.”
Ireland’s funding will provide emergency shelter, medical care, maternal healthcare and essential supports to those most affected, particularly people in frontline areas and children, it has been confirmed.
It will be delivered through UN agencies and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
“Over four years into this senseless war, people in Ukraine continue to face immense suffering,” Minister McEntee said.
“The scale of need is stark, with the equivalent of almost twice the population of Ireland requiring humanitarian support this year.”
She added: “For Irish people, this is not a distant crisis.
“We have seen first-hand the impact of this war in our own communities, as families have opened their homes and hearts to those fleeing violence.
“This funding is about standing by those same families and ensuring that people in Ukraine have the support they need to survive, to rebuild, and to live with dignity.”
The €40m figure includes over €26m in humanitarian assistance and almost €14m in long-term development and peacebuilding support.
Some €2m of the funding package will be allocated to Moldova to respond to challenges relating to the war in Ukraine.
“This is Ireland’s largest funding package for the people of Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began, and it reflects our unwavering support for Ukraine, for as long as it takes,” Minister McEntee added.
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