Caritas Portugal starts today aid campaign
AN Cáritas Portugal informs that the money raised in this campaign aims to strengthen Cáritas’ response capacity in Ukraine, in border countries and in welcoming displaced families in Portugal.
Cited in a statement, the president of Cáritas Portuguesa, Rita Valadas, says that an “emergency measure” arises in view of the request for help” that arrives in Portugal from Cáritas Ukraine, “which has intensified its response to the population and whose needs increase daily. “.
At stake is “local relief support in terms of food and shelter, but also from medical emergencies to the dramatic situation of displaced people and what an emergency for immediate help”, he adds.
To support the work of Ukrainian Caritas, Caritas Internationale launched an emergency appeal, which can help around 13,000 people in different parts of Ukraine.
Also like Caritas from Poland, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia are currently providing humanitarian assistance and secure information to the thousands of people who are crossing these borders.
In the early hours of February 24, Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, with fighting in cities and international bombing.
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