(Ottawa) International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announces that Canada will provide $5.7 million to Ukrainians to meet their basic needs.
Ottawa has said it maintains solidarity with Ukraine two and a half years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
While Minister Hussen was in Kyiv, he visited the main children’s hospital, which was damaged by a Russian missile in July.
Canadian funding includes $2.0 million for Save the Children Canada, which helps Ukrainian children by providing them with food, education and psychosocial support.
An additional $3.5 million will be spent on medical and mental health services provided by the British charity International Medical Corps UK, and $200,000 is earmarked for UN humanitarian operations.
Minister Hussen’s office said Canadian support would help displaced people access water and shelter, and contribute to the protection of children and the mitigation of gender-based violence.
Ottawa said Wednesday’s announcement brings Canada’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine to $28.2 million this year. Canada said in June it would provide $10 million over five years to UNICEF for a project supporting Ukrainian youth, including children repatriated from Russia.
Last year, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin and a senior Russian official on war crimes charges related to their efforts to illegally deport children from Ukraine.