Germany and partners increase assistance to Ukraine for demining by $35 million by 2027
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Germany, Sweden, and Belgium have increased aid for humanitarian demining in Ukraine by more than $35 million, with projects to be implemented by 2027.
On June 12, partner countries increased assistance for humanitarian demining in Ukraine by more than $35 million: projects will be implemented until 2027. This is reported by the Ministry of Economy, UNN reports.
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It is stated that Germany, together with partners in Ukraine, will finance 7 projects. For 2024, the German government has allocated an additional 20 million euros.
"In particular, €1 million will be spent on a pilot project with the Danish Refugee Council and the international organization Humanity& Inclusion to provide comprehensive assistance to mine victims, from physical rehabilitation to psychosocial support. Over the next two years, Germany will allocate 10% of its humanitarian demining assistance to victims. Germany will allocate another 4 million euros to continue existing projects in 2025
Sweden increased its assistance by $9 million to increase the capacity of Ukrainian government institutions to train their own demining units. At the same time, Belgium has allocated 2 million euros for joint projects with UNDP and FAO in the field of humanitarian demining.
Mine clearance is the zero stage of Ukraine's recovery and, at the same time, a contribution to the security of Ukrainians and the global food security of the world
