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'The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has appealed for urgent
humanitarian assistance for Ukrainians, following a week-long visit to several
areas affected by the war in the country.
Grandi said that the millions displaced by the war whose suffering is being
worsened by the harsh winter were "in desperate need of humanitarian
assistance".
Grandi met with residents of the town of Odessa - which was recently attacked
by drones - and said he was "struck" by the story he heard from a couple that
had been at home that morning when the explosion occurred.
The couple, Hanna and Yuriy explained: "We didn’t have any windows or doors
left, our clothes and our bed were covered in glass. We used cling film to
block the holes because there was nothing else to use," they said.
Speaking in Odessa, Grandi said: "UNHCR was able to immediately help the family
by assisting them in putting glasses in windows".
"It's very, very cold here in Ukraine in winter," he added, pointing out that
the Agency helped them fix the ceilings and clean up the rubble: "all the
things that people have to do immediately to be able to continue to live."
The United Nations and its partners have requested €3.8 billion from the
international community to cover the costs of aid operations in Ukraine this
year - which is 26% lower than in 2023.
This would help almost 11 million people directly or indirectly affected by the
military aggression launched by Russia on 24 February, 2022.
UNHCR put the latest figure of people who have been displaced from the war at
10 million. Some 3.7 million are considered to be internally displaced, while
another 6.3 million are categorised as refugees.'
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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