The federal
Government of Switzerland has announced an additional 11.8 million
million Swiss francs (12.5 million euros) to help Ukrainians through the
winter period. Together with the previous packages, the amount of winter assistance
brings the total amount of winter aid to about 26 million Swiss francs (almost 28 million
million dollars). This is reported on the website of the Swiss government, UNN reports .
Details
It is noted
that Swiss funds will be used to support several non-governmental
organizations that provide assistance to Ukrainians in the winter.
The Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation will increase its support to the
assistance program of the UN Humanitarian Fund in Ukraine by CHF 1.8 million.
million Swiss francs. These funds are intended for heating, winter clothing, rental support
and housing insulation.
In recent months, specialists from the Swiss Agency for Humanitarian Aid (SHA) have played a key role in restoring water supply systems and pumping stations, providing centralized heating and ensuring access to clean drinking water,
The Agency
is also supporting the winter assistance program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
High Commissioner for Refugees, allocating three million Swiss francs for
million Swiss francs for internally displaced persons and those living in
war-affected areas.
And the State
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation allocates 10 million
Swiss francs to the Energy Support Fund of the European
Energy.
In total, Switzerland has allocated about 26 million francs to help Ukrainians this winter.
Recall
Switzerland and Sweden have allocated almost €12 million for the humanitarian food program Grain from Ukraine.
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