The European Commission announced at mid-day on Thursday 9 June that, faced with the explosion of humanitarian needs in Ukraine, it is mobilising an additional €205 million in emergency aid for the Ukrainian population.
On the same day, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, flew to Kyiv to meet with humanitarian organisations and government officials and to help coordinate the EU’s humanitarian response on the ground.
This new funding will enable the European Commission's humanitarian partner organisations to provide food, water, healthcare, shelter, protection and cash assistance to vulnerable Ukrainians.
“For more than 100 days, we have witnessed unnecessary suffering and countless violations of international humanitarian law. In this moment of crisis, our duty is to stand by the most vulnerable”, said the Commissioner. She added, “We are determined to support Ukraine for as long as it takes”.
Including 38,000 tonnes of aid in-kind worth €373 million channelled through the EU’s civil protection mechanism, this additional funding brings the total humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova (€13 million), since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, to €700 million.
Humanitarian aid in-kind delivered so far has included first aid kits, food, protective clothing, fire engines, mobile hospitals and energy supplies. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)