Greater than 4.4 million refugees have fled Ukraine because the Russian invasion started on February 24.
Warsaw:
A world pledging occasion for Ukrainian refugees referred to as “Stand Up for Ukraine” has raised 10.1 billion euros ($11 billion), European Fee chief Ursula von der Leyen mentioned in Warsaw on Saturday.
“The ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ marketing campaign has raised 9.1 billion euros for folks fleeing bombs, inside and out of doors Ukraine, with an extra billion pledged by EBRD (the European Financial institution for Reconstruction and Growth),” von der Leyen mentioned.
The occasion, convened by the EU and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sought to lift cash for internally displaced folks in Ukraine and refugees from the war-ravaged nation, organisers mentioned.
Greater than 4.4 million refugees have fled Ukraine because the Russian invasion started on February 24.
Most of them have headed to EU international locations together with neighbouring Poland which has taken in additional than 2.5 million refugees up to now.
The occasion, partnered by the World Citizen motion battling poverty, comprised a social media rally on Friday and a pledging convention on Saturday.
Artists together with Elton John, Alanis Morissette, Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox and Chris Rock joined the marketing campaign alongside international leaders pledging for his or her international locations.
“We’re devastated to see the struggling of individuals in Ukraine as this battle unfolds,” Elton John mentioned on Fb.
The 75-year-old rock legend referred to as on his followers to “assist folks whose lives have been turned the other way up and depart every part behind for a safer life.”
“Nobody ought to need to expertise this type of tragedy,” John mentioned.
Von der Leyen hailed the earnings from the occasion as “improbable” at Saturday’s pledging convention in Warsaw.
The European Fee alone has pledged a billion euros, of which 600 million will go to Ukrainian authorities and 400 million to “the frontline states which are doing such an excellent job in serving to the refugees which are coming,” von der Leyen added.
In a press release, she promised that “extra will come”.
“The solidarity of nations, firms and folks worldwide affords some mild on this darkish hour,” von der Leyen added.
“And as soon as the bombs have stopped falling, we’ll assist the folks of Ukraine rebuild their nation. We’ll proceed to Get up for Ukraine.”
The Warsaw convention was additionally addressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Ukrainian braveness has already united the entire democratic world,” he mentioned in a video message, calling on the West to slap extra sanctions on Russian banks and cease shopping for Russian oil.
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