The International Committee of the Red Cross responds to urgent humanitarian needs by helping to save and protect the lives of victims of armed conflict and violence. Concretely in Ukraine, the ICRC is aiming to help the most vulnerable individuals access humanitarian aid.
Help for Ukraine
Help for Ukraine
Asylum in Belgium
YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT US HERE:
ukraine@be.elsa.org
Support to Ukraine
If you want to actively provide humanitarian support to the civilians in Ukraine,
the following organisations have specific fundraisers for this cause.
UN UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN FUND
The UN Ukraine Humanitarian Fund exists to offer rapid and flexible support to assist vulnerable people in Ukraine, through the distribution of water, food and other basic human necessities by the NGOs and UN Agencies in the area.
UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine will work to quickly and efficiently allocate any received funds to where they are most needed. This will include donating hygiene supplies, providing access to education, as well as nutrition to vulnerable children in Ukraine.
SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children are helping in the distribution of humanitarian aid to children in Ukraine. Concretely, they are delivering winter and hygiene kits, providing access to a safe education and working to help children overcome the mental and psychological impacts of conflict.
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES
Medecins sans Frontieres is an organisation that aims to provide medical care, with a specific focus on humanitarian situations. Please bear in mind that by donating to Medecins sans Frontieres, you will be contributing with unrestricted funding. This means that your donation will be used where the needs are greatest.
Sources of information
If you want to be informed about the conflict in Ukraine, you can check the following media
Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post is a Ukrainian newspaper that is fully written in English. It aims to be Ukraine’s Global Voice by informing the rest of the world about situations occurring in Ukraine by allowing all English speakers to access its news articles. In its articles, it aims to provide reasonable accounts of competing views in any controversy so as to enable readers to make up their own minds.
Babel
Babel has been following the Russia-Ukraine conflict live and in English. They abide by the principle of impartiality by being equally critical to all sides and aim to correctly reflect the views of all parties.
SVIDOMI
Svidomi is an independent all-Ukrainian youth online media which aims to impartially inform people about news in Ukraine and the world. It focuses on providing information about political and social life in Ukraine in the simplest and most convenient format.
Guides and asylum links
If you need information regarding asylum procedures you can check the following guides and links
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