Ukraine: Escaping Bucha
Bucha. Once a quiet dormitory town near Kyiv, it is now synonymous with the mass killing of civilians in the increasingly brutal war in Ukraine. Although Yuliia and her family …
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UNHCR calls for better oversight of the UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian women, under …
Read MoreCanada to deploy up to 150 Armed Forces members in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees resettlement
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Thursday at the Canadian Forces’ military base (CFB) in Trenton, Ont that Canada would deploy up to 150 Canadian Armed Forces members in …
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UN humanitarian aid convoy reaches Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine
New York: An eight truck convoy of life-saving humanitarian aid provided by the UN and humanitarian partners reached Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, where sustained and intense …
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Ukraine’s President calls on Security Council to act for peace, or ‘dissolve’ itself
New York: In an impassioned address to the Security Council that evoked the ashen destruction wrought during the Second World War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday described in stark …
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‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
New York: At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the …
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WFP reaches one million people with life-saving food support in conflict-stricken Ukraine
Lviv/CMEDIA: One month into the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to one million people in the country and has built …
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Canada, Europian Commission to co-host social media fundraiser to help displaced Ukrainians
OTTAWA/CMEDIA: An international fundraising campaign called “Stand Up For Ukraine” engaging politicians, artists, and businesses, among others, would be started by Canada and the European Commission to help people fleeing …
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Canada considering incentives for helping incoming Ukrainians including tax credits
Refugee crisis. Credit: Twitter handle of End the Refugee Crisis Ottawa/CMEDIA: Economic support to Canadians willing to take in Ukrainians fleeing the war is being offered by the federal government …
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We stand with the President of Ukraine and all of its people: Prince William & Kate Middleton
#UkraineCrisis, #Ukraine, #PrinceWilliam, # KateMiddleton, #Zelensky London/IBNS: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton have extended their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The British royal couple said they stood …
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