⚡ Following Russian attacks on #Kyiv and #Odesa, Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers are assisting at the scenes and supporting rescue efforts. 14 killed and 44 injured in Kyiv, 10 injured in Odesa. #Ukraine#EmergencyResponse#NotATarget
🗣️ Maksym Dotsenko (@dotsenko_maksym), URCS Director General, spoke at an event hosted by @UKinBelgium on the eve of the 5th #SeniorOfficialsMeeting. He emphasised the importance of #Ukraine's early recovery, long-term development & the vital role of civil society in rebuilding🇺🇦
🇺🇦🤝🇬🇧 @BritishRedCross & @HSlim_Oxford visited URCS branch in #Cherkasy & learned about its work primarily focused on improving living conditions for #IDPs & addressing the aftermath of air raids. They also saw damaged buildings in Zolotonosha and ongoing #reconstruction by URCS
✨ #YouthDiplomaticForum, organised by URCS, kicked off in #Kyiv. 100+ participants, incl. diplomats, academics & humanitarian experts, discussed youth's role in diplomacy. Participants engaged with experts @HSlim_Oxford, @MartinHarrisOBE & more. Supported by 🇬🇧🇩🇰🇳🇴🇩🇪 Red Crosses
💪Specialists from URCS have completed all-Ukrainian #TacticalTraining with the Ministry of #InternalAffairs and State #EmergencyService. 12 teams enhanced their skills for effective crisis management 🛡️URCS regional branches are part of the Unified State #CivilProtection System
Lviv. The Ministry of Veterans Affairs,in collaboration with the URCS,hosted an open day event at the Unified Veterans Hotline office for media representatives.They had the opportunity to observe the operators' work in real time and learn about the issues veterans are addressing.
🚩A rehabilitation forum,organised by the URCS and attended by partners from the IRCM,is taking place in Lviv today.The event aims to create a joint roadmap for humanitarian response in the area of rehabilitation to address the urgent needs,requests of people affected by the war
🚑Today, the @KoreanRedCross , with the support of the Ukrainian Red Cross and the Korean Government, has presented 40 ambulances to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.These vehicles are equipped with all the necessary tools to provide emergency medical care during transportation.
A hub has been set up in Kharkiv to provide humanitarian aid to people evacuating from the dangerous areas of Kharkiv region.Volunteers of the URCS are working at the site to provide both humanitarian aid and psychosocial support to those who have been forced to leave their homes
⚡️The URCS is facilitating the evacuation of the population in the Kharkiv Region. Local residents are being evacuated from the towns and villages nearest to the hostilities that have recently broken out there and are under constant shelling.
#ThankYouVolunteer#Kharkiv
🚩The first international follow-up conference to the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas with participation of the URCS was held in Oslo on April 22-23
Deputy Director General of the URCS, Illia Kletskovskyi, is currently on a working visit to Brussels. He joined a meeting with representatives from member states of international and Ukrainian civil society to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine and Ukrainians affected by the war
A delegation of representatives of the URCS,headed by Director General Maksym Dotsenko, attended the event "Through Ukrainian eyes",organised by the Swedish Red Cross in support of the Ukrainian people at the "Forografiska" International Centre for Photographic Art in Stockholm.
Despite the challenges, dangers, epidemics, disasters, and emergencies, Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers have been working tirelessly for 106 years to assist those in greatest need. Congrats!
As Ukrainians, we rally to aid our country in its most trying times ❤️
#106RedCrossUkraine
On 18 and 19 March, in Brussels, the Ukrainan Red Cross delegation took part in the European Humanitarian Forum organised by the European Commission with the assistance of Belgium.
This year's main topic was health, namely the impact of war on the healthcare system.
Last night, during shelling of #Kherson, the warehouse of the Kherson regional organization of the @RedCrossUkraine was destroyed. The fire, resulting from the direct impact, wiped out the #humanitarianAid stocks designated for the Kherson region's residents stored.
A modular settlement for IDP families, built with the support of @RedCrossUkraine, has been opened in #Chernihiv. It consists of 7 two-story houses with a total of 112 apartments. The apartments are fully equipped with household appliances and furniture for comfortable living.
🇳🇴🤝 During working visit to #Norway, the Director General of the National Committee of the @RedCrossUkraine, Maksym Dotsenko, met with Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway.
They talked about humanitarian situation in #Ukraine during the war and further support to Ukraine.
🇳🇴🤝🇺🇦Representatives of the Ukrainian Red Cross meet with the Prime Minister of #Norway and discussed Ukrainian #humanitarian#needs and the contribution of the Ukrainian Red Cross to overcoming the humanitarian crisis caused by the full-scale invasion.
🇳🇴🇺🇦@RedCrossUkraine delegation holds a series of meetings in #Norway with:
⁃the President of the Norwegian Parliament;
⁃the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway;
⁃the Norwegian Red Cross team.
The meetings focused on further cooperation to support #Ukraine.