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Impact your world: how to help the people of Ukraine, one year later

2023-02-23T16:20:40.446Z


Organizations from around the world help those in need in Ukraine with shelter, food, water and additional assistance.


A family takes refuge in a metro station converted into an anti-aircraft bunker in Kyiv.

(Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

(CNNL) --

As Russia's war in Ukraine turns one year old, civilians inside the country and those who have fled are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.

In recent months, Russian attacks have drastically degraded Ukraine's heating and power infrastructure, leaving many struggling for electricity and gas supplies.

The UNHCR estimates that more than 6.5 million Ukrainians are internally displaced at the moment and more than 8 million refugees have left the country.

“The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster for all people.

The onset of winter dramatically increases the life-threatening risks of refugees who have been forced to flee the country, and especially the millions of people who have been displaced within Ukraine and are trying to survive in their homes damaged, often without heat or electricity or water," Christopher Boian, a UNHCR spokesman, told CNN.

Boian says the teams are working in a number of ways to bring relief and help people through the winter.

The teams are "repairing houses damaged in the conflict, delivering thermal blankets, clothing and providing other basics of life, including cash assistance."

Aid groups like the Jewish American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) are also expanding their relief efforts as Ukraine marks a year of war in the dead of winter.

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“As a new stage in the Ukraine crisis has begun, we have moved from a winter relief program to a winter survival program.

Among the tens of thousands of Jews we care for in Ukraine, we are seeing a drastic increase in needs, from sustainable heat sources to covering the costs of living every day,” said JDC CEO Ariel Zwang.

So far, CNN audiences have donated more than $8 million to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine, but as the war continues and temperatures drop, more support is needed.

You can find out how to help here or by clicking the button below.

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Source: cnnespanol

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