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Watch SBUSA President Kerri Murray provide a quick update on our work in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a military operation on Ukraine.
Over 12 million people have been forced to leave their homes – that’s more than a quarter of Ukraine’s entire population.
Of those displaced, almost 5 million people have left the country and over 7 million are estimated to be displaced internally. Many are unable to leave because of damage to infrastructure like transport and roads, lack of resources like money or vehicles, and the danger of the war around them.
The situation is developing rapidly, and the death toll is rising. This latest escalation in military action comes after eight years of ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine.
ShelterBox is responding to the Ukraine crisis. Keep reading to learn more about our response and what you can do to help.
ShelterBox is responding to the Ukraine crisis.
Aid is on the way. Our team in eastern Europe is now working in Moldova while coordinating with partners in Poland and Ukraine. We are working on three projects – two within Ukraine and one to support refugees fleeing to neighboring countries like Moldova.
Our teams are working with government representatives, Rotary and other humanitarian organizations in Moldova to draw up our plans.
1. Working with our partner, People in Need, we’re providing thousands of mattresses for collective centers like schools and churches in Lviv, Ukraine. This will offer people somewhere to sleep and keep warm at night.
2. Together with ReliefAid, we are distributing shelter kits with tools and rope, high thermal blankets, hygiene kits, solar lights and water carriers to help people survive in buildings damaged by the conflict.
3. We’ll be supporting refugees in neighboring countries with high priority items they can carry with them, like hygiene items and cash.
Click here to learn more about our aid and how we customize it for each crisis.
1. Millions of people in eastern Ukraine have been severely affected by an ongoing conflict that began in 2014 when Crimea was annexed from Ukraine.
2. Before the recent escalation in conflict, the UN estimated that 2.9 million people in Ukraine were already in need of humanitarian assistance.
3. According to the UN Refugee Agency, before the latest increase in violence, nearly 1.5 million people were internally displaced within Ukraine, with half being over the age of 60 – making it one of the ‘oldest’ crises in the world.
4. Since 2014, Ukraine has been the target of multiple cyber-attacks, some resulting in devastating power blackouts affecting thousands of people.
5. Winter temperatures fall as low as -8 °C (about 18 °F) in Ukraine, causing even more challenges for people caught up in the conflict.
We are deeply concerned for families in Ukraine fleeing their homes in below freezing temperatures. That is why we stand with the UN in calling for peace and the protection of civilians affected by the crisis in Ukraine and critical basic infrastructure and services.
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