UNICEF increases support for vulnerable categories of Ukrainians
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Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:52:04 +0200
The United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF is expanding its support for vulnerable categories of Ukrainians.
Source representatives of the Fund during a meeting with Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Quote Specifically, assistance will continue for families with children living within a 30kilometre zone of the front line in seven oblasts.
These families will receive 21,800 UAH about US525 to prepare for winter, the press service of the Presidents Office reports.
It is noted that more than 103,000 people have already received payments, including 44,000 children.
In addition, almost 5,000 families have received household fuel.
Another programme will continue as well.
Under it, families with children will receive a onetime assistance of UAH 10,800 about US260 after leaving hromadas of Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts where mandatory evacuation has been announced a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories ed..
In addition, the number of schools in the frontline areas that will receive cash grants from UNICEF to modernise their cafeterias and prepare for winter will increase from 350 to 800.
Background Numerous humanitarian organisations have provided at least one type of assistance to 7.2 million Ukrainians between January and September 2024.
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