Dear friends,
Note that this article is from the United Nations News Center. It is surely accurate and not fake news. This situation would have never happened had a few powerful people in our country not made the decision to try to pull Ukraine away from Russia’s trade orbit. This is a grievous situation for which we as a nation should provide relief. Unfortunately, some VIPs never weigh the human costs of their actions.
So sad …. Sharon
United Nations News Centre
17 February 2017
One million Ukrainian children now need aid as number doubles over past year – UNICEF
17 February 2017 – As the volatile conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fourth year, one million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance – nearly double the number this time last year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today.
“This is an invisible emergency – a crisis most of the world has forgotten,” said UNICEF’s Representative in Ukraine, Giovanna Barberis, in a news release.
“Children in eastern Ukraine have been living under the constant threat of unpredictable fighting and shelling for the past three years. Their schools have been destroyed, they have been forced from their homes and their access to basic commodities like heat and water has been cut off,” she stated.
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