On Sunday, Amin Awad, the UN Coordinator for Ukraine called for an "immediate stop" to fighting to evacuate the trapped citizens in Mariupol.
"The lives and tens of thousands of people, including women, children, and elders, are at stake in Mariupol," Awad said in a statement.
"We need to stop fighting now to save people's lives. The longer we wait, the more lives will be at risk and they must be allowed to be evacuated now, today, tomorrow, it will be too late," he added.
Contributed by Israa Farhan