Spain allocates $34 million for humanitarian aid due to the war in Ukraine

Madrid, March 17 Spain will allocate “the largest package of humanitarian actions in case of emergency” to the war in Ukraine, about 31 million euros ($34.3 million), the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. According to a statement from the ministry, this assistance would apply to health equipment, nutrition, water, shelter, hygiene and protection, these other requirements. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described this mission through the Spanish Organization for International Development Cooperation (AECID) as “historic” to respond to “calls from the United Nations and other international organizations”. The Spanish government estimates that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at least 12 million people will need humanitarian assistance in the coming weeks. According to diplomacy, aid should be equivalent to 255 million euros for Ukraine, 8.8 million euros for neighboring countries that accept refugees and emergency hospitals for final deployment in border countries.” The Ministry of Education provides direct assistance to Ukraine and the weakest countries in environmental matters, by contributing to the care of displaced persons and refugees to international organizations such as the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNICEF and the Red Cross, and by supporting Spanish non-governmental organizations, governmental organizations for humanitarian action on the ground. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided a link on the AECID website “taking into account the numerous aid proposals of the Spanish society”, as well as “useful information to communicate the support of individuals, companies and institutions” to “reach and be useful”. After the first shipment of 20 tons of humanitarian aid to Poland on March 2, the Spanish government expects that in the future 30 tons of new convoys will leave for Moldova and another convoy to Ukraine, mainly with medicines and medical supplies. Mac/la-tart