The European Union announces 50 million more in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The European Comission (EC) announced this Sunday the deployment of €50 million additional to finance humanitarian projects in Ukraine Y moldova as a consequence of the invasion of russia, the institution reported in a statement. Specifically, 45 million euros will be allocated to Ukrainewhile the remaining 5 million will be dedicated to projects in moldovaa border country that is hosting part of the ukrainian refugees fleeing their country due to the military conflict. The decision made by the European Union It comes hours after Russia has stepped up attacks and issued an ultimatum to the city of Mariupol.

The 50 million will be used to satisfy the “most pressing” humanitarian needs through an improvement medical servicesfacilitating access to drinking waterhygiene, shelter, protection and cashas well as support against gender-based violence.

“With these additional 50 million euros, the EU continues to rapidly make humanitarian funding available to its partners with the aim of increasing their aid,” said Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic.

Lenarcic stressed that Ukraine’s needs “are already massive”, with “millions of people on the move or trapped in war zones”. In addition, he has added that it is now necessary to “prepare” for a phase of new “merciless” attacks from Moscowespecially in the east of the country.

These new resources are part of the package of 1,000 million announced by the community executive at the global donor conference’Stand Up For Ukraine‘ which took place last week and brings to 143 million the total humanitarian aid provided by the European Union (EU) since the beginning of the war.

After the first days of the war, Brussels announced a first package of 90 million euros for humanitarian aid programs, of which 85 million went to Ukraine and 5 million were deployed in Moldova. Already in March, the european government announced another 3 million more aid for people displaced by the conflict.

To date, they have delivered 19,000 tons of products like medicines, food, electricity generators or shelter equipment to Ukraine from logistics centers located in Poland, Slovakia Y Romania in an operation coordinated by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.