UN Establishes Ukraine Humanitarian Pooled Fund

Sweden and Lithuania had already made their contributions to the Fund The UN established the Ukraine Humanitarian Pooled Fund and called on the donors to join it to help the residents Donbas, who are suffering from the armed conflict, said UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller during the meeting of the UN Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine on February 12, Ukrinform reports. “I am pleased to announce today the creation of the Ukraine Humanitarian Pooled Fund and I urge donors to join it”, Muller said. She added that a number of countries have already contributed to the Fund. According to her, today’s UN meeting regarding the Ukraine 2019 Humanitarian Assistance Plan draws attention to the suffering of Ukrainians as a result of the ongoing military conflict. “Today’s discussion gives us an opportunity to once again draw attention to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict. As long as political discussions continue, we should not forget the human face of this crisis and its impact on the civilian population, ordinary people who experience its consequences every day”, she said. Source: Segodnya.ua