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EU provides Ukraine €50M as additional humanitarian aid
The EU gave an additional €50 million in humanitarian aid to support the people impacted by Russia’s war on Ukraine, including €45 million for humanitarian assignments in Ukraine and €5 million for Moldova.
This conveys the EU’s total humanitarian aid in response to the war to €143 million. The given funding is a part of the €1 billion support package pledged by the European Commission at the global pledging event ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ that took place on 9 April.
This new grant will handle the most pressing humanitarian demands by supplying emergency medical services, access to safe drinking water and hygiene, shelter and protection, cash donation, and support against gender-based violence.
According to European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, this additional €50 million will enable people in hard-to-reach places who are cut off from entrance to healthcare, water, and electricity, and those who have been forced to escape the country.
“With millions of people on the move or trapped in active war zones, the needs in Ukraine are already massive. Now, we need to be prepared for a further increase in Russia’s ruthless attacks on Ukraine, notably in the east,” stated Lenarčič.
