Canada supports local humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

 “Canada is responding to COVID-19 through country-based pooled funds to ensure that flexible, ongoing, life-saving assistance can get where it matters most. That’s why we announced CAD 700,000 to support local humanitarian efforts in Ukraine,” the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine posted on Twitter.

As noted, the funds will be allocated to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine.

Head of UN OCHA Office in Ukraine Alice Armanni Sequi thanked Canada for the generous donation.

“This donation will be critical in supporting the most vulnerable in eastern Ukraine especially amid the COVID-19 crisis,” she tweeted.

As reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union will support provision of EUR 1.2 billion aid to Ukraine for fighting coronavirus.

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