Donations, reception of refugees, register… Toulouse is organizing to support Ukrainians
In Toulouse, the solidarity with the ukrainian people get organized. While the city is twinned with Kyivthe Ukrainian capital, the municipality has undertaken steps to support the country. Jean-Luc Moudencagain sent himself to the mayor of Kyiv (Kiev, editor’s note)Mr. Vitali Klitschko, whom he had met in 2017, to ask him what the needs of the capital are”, explains the town hall of Toulouse in a press release published on Tuesday March 1.
Among the measures put in place, “a page Ukraine solidarity“ open on the town hall website “end of liaise with associations charities and humanitarian organizations present on site” and “informant the people of Toulouse assistance systems put in place.” In addition, the town hall specifies that “the aid delivery problems led the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to focus on fundraising.”
A page to list the possibilities of reception
“A page dedicated to the reception of refugees will also be created to respond to the surge of solidarity which is manifesting itself”, adds the municipality which specifies that “for the moment, no request for reception of Ukrainian refugees has reached” the city. In order to anticipate a such a situation, “the Toulouse social landlordsToulouse Métropole Habitat in particular will be asked to list the accommodation possibly available.”
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With regard to donations, the city “proceeds to theidentification of felt needs and expressed by the support associations.” Another measure mentioned by the municipality: offering its partners to “reactivate the workgroup set up on the occasion of the explosion in Beirut.” In parallel, the mayor of Toulouse announces that he will participate this Friday, March 4 in a “work meeting” with several members of the government, where he represented “the association of large cities and metropolises” in order to identify the most appropriate solutions in support of the Ukrainian people.
For Toulouse residents who wish to express their solidarity, “a support register is open at the reception of the Capitol”, which “remains decked out with flags Ukrainian, French and European and illuminated in the evening” in the colors of Ukraine.
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