The Netherlands will provide a winter aid package to Ukraine in the amount of 102 million euros
Kyiv • UNN
The Netherlands is allocating €102 million in winter aid to Ukraine, including funds for humanitarian assistance, demining, infrastructure and energy support, as part of a larger €2 billion aid package planned for 2024.
The Netherlands has announced the first tranche of more than €2 billion, planned for Ukraine in 2024 for humanitarian needs. This was announced is stated on the website of the Dutch government, UNN reports .
Details
It is noted that the Dutch government has allocated 102 million euros for the first 4 months of 2024 to help Ukraine survive the winter and prepare for spring.
The new support package is aimed at urgent needs:
- 15 million euros for humanitarian assistance through the UN OCHA Ukraine Humanitarian Fund;
- EUR 15 million for demining of agricultural land and liberated territories, among other things;
- 62 million euros to support the Government of Ukraine in providing basic services, restore critical infrastructure and implement reforms through the restore critical infrastructure and implement reforms through the Special Program for Ukraine and Moldova Recovery (SPUR), which is part of the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank;
- EUR 10 million for equipment for Ukrainian power grids.
Recall
15 December, Ukraine was visited by a delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands headed by Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Jeffrey van Leeuwen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. The meeting took place in Ukraine at one of the energy facilities that were damaged during the Russian attacks.
Geoffrey van Leeuwen, after getting acquainted with the work of Ukrainian power engineers expressed his admiration for their work and resilience
