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Report on helping in Ukraine
November 19, 2015 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Report on helping in Ukraine

From the 15th until the 25th November 2015, the workers from the humanitarian department of DCHOO and ACHO undertook a monitoring journey of the humanitarian project and they had the chance to take part in handing over the last packages to people affected by the conflict in Donbas in Ukraine.

Caritas Ukraine does not give up on helping in the country
September 3, 2015 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Caritas Ukraine does not give up on helping in the country

The riots are still ongoing in the east of Ukraine. It has already impacted 1.4 million internally displaced persons and another one million asylum seekers in bordering countries. A quarter of a million suffer from the lack of food, medicine and shelter. As a result of the conflict nearly 7,000 people were killed and over 17,000 were wounded in the east of the country.

Aid in Ukraine lacks interest and financial support
July 16, 2015 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Aid in Ukraine lacks interest and financial support

"We're not doing enough. Nobody is discussing how the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine is affecting 1.3 million people who have had to leave behind their homes and everything they once had," says Erik Heinonen, the Program manager of the American charity Catholic Relief Services for Ukraine.

What do Ukrainian psychologists deal with?
May 18, 2015 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

What do Ukrainian psychologists deal with?

In late April, psychologists met in Prague to discuss topics important in the local context, such as how to provide psychosocial assistance to prisoners, dealing with displaced persons fleeing the conflict in the east of the country, and supporting people suffering from severe disabilities.

Humanitarian aid in Ukraine is underfunded
May 13, 2015 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Humanitarian aid in Ukraine is underfunded

As the conflicts in eastern Ukraine are increasing in last three months, the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse. In one year, the number of exiles has increased from 17,000 in April 2014 to the current 1,200,000 or even 1,225,700 people, as reported on 24th of April, 2015 by the UN Office for Humanitarian Assistance.