The key facts

  • Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau gave an interview to Euronews from Ukraine
  • He called for aid to the country ahead of winter: millions of Ukrainians are without electricity and heating
  • According to him, the UN needs reform but remains significant

A call ahead of winter

Ukraine is preparing for another harsh winter, and the United Nations is trying to draw attention to the difficult conditions in which millions of Ukrainians find themselves, left for hours without electricity and heating. The appeal was made by UN Goodwill Ambassador and well-known actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who spoke with Euronews' Europe editor Maria Tadeo directly from Ukraine, Euronews reports.

On aid and the role of the UN

Coster-Waldau called on the international community to increase aid that would allow the country to 'keep the lights on.' In the interview, he also touched on his work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador: in his words, the organization needs reform, but it still matters. The source is limited to recounting the interview; the publication does not provide details about specific aid programs or the scale of the outages.