Victims of the war in the Donbas require $214 million in aid from international organizations
The Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons announced the launch of the 2017 humanitarian response plan for Ukraine. According to the Ministry, international humanitarian missions will implement measures to save people’s lives, including the provision of food products, basic necessities, clothing, accommodation, medical care, psychological assistance and basic education.
The government plans not only to fund certain projects on restoration or development but also to provide humanitarian assistance to citizens where needed. The plan outlined $127 million worth of critical humanitarian operations.
In general, international donors are asked to provide $214 million in funding for the 2017 humanitarian response plan. The funds will go to the most urgent needs of approximately 2.6 million people who fall into the “most vulnerable” category.
According to humanitarian assessments, the number of people who are in need of assistance has increased by 700,000 compared to the humanitarian response plan for 2016. People have exhausted their savings and their ability to overcome challenges over more than two and a half years of conflict. As previously reported, approximately two thousand Ukrainians have sought asylum in Belarus.