As the fourth year of conflict in Ukraine’s occupied Donbas region begins, hostilities are increasing and temperatures are falling. But much needed humanitarian aid from international organizations may come up short, Hromadske International reports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has allocated EUR 50,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, according to the ministry's website.
The Humanitarian Aid Unit at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has delivered $150,000 worth of humanitarian aid to Donbas in eastern Ukraine, according to DW, referring to a statement made by Ukraine's Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons on October 20.
In the provision of humanitarian aid, Estonia focuses on Ukraine and Syria, Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser said in remarks issued on the occasion of the World Humanitarian Day on Saturday, Baltic Times reports.
The Federal Republic of Germany has allocated another EUR 1 million to support the Ukrainian victims of Donbas war, as reported by the press office of the German Embassy in Ukraine.
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn during his visit to Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Friday said the European Union was considering the allocation of another EUR 50 million in humanitarian and infrastructure aid, that’s according to Iryna Gerashchenko, the Verkhovna Rada Vice Speaker, who is accompanying the EU delegation on their Donbas trip.