While President Trump has been pressuring Ukraine’s government for dirt on his political rivals, according to a whistleblower complaint, he has ignored the humanitarian crisis in that war-torn nation.
Trump admits talking with Ukraine’s leader in July, seeking information on presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. But in Ukraine, war victims are going hungry.
There is a lack of humanitarian funds for civilians impacted by the fighting in Eastern Ukraine between the government and Russian backed separatist groups.
As the Ukraine struggles with a hunger crisis, the UN World Food Programmesays it will continue its emergency operation through June. The WFP announced it would feed more than 260,000 people affected by the ongoing conflict between the government and pro-Russian rebels.
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Hunger is expected to rise during the winter months, especially among those internally displaced by the war. Since fighting erupted in 2014, more than 1.5 million have been uprooted from their homes.
WFP Ukraine director Giancarlo Stopponi says the situation has become desperate for war victims. There is no end to the fighting in sight.
Access to parts of Eastern Ukraine is also extremely difficult for humanitarians. Stopponi said this week that many Ukrainians are “either trapped by the conflict or have fled their homes, thinking they would return in a few months and are now living in difficult conditions, especially in winter when temperatures are extremely low.”
Never before had WFP operated in the Ukraine. There had never been a need. But with war comes hunger and WFP has sprung to action to help the Ukraine.
However, with emergencies taking place in Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, and Yemen resources are much harder to come by. WFP is low on funding for the Ukraine, threatening its mission. Around US $ 35 million is urgently needed by WFP to provide food parcels, vouchers and nutrition programs for children.
For the first time in months, food aid has reached Luhansk in the war-torn Eastern Ukraine. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today a 12-truck convoy arrived in Luhansk earlier this week. The trucks brought rations enough to feed 7,000 people.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said this week it’s started a distribution of food to 7,000 war victims in Eastern Ukraine. Teaming up with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the food will be given to hospital patients and students.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday its trucks had reached parts of Donetsk, Ukraine for the first time in 3 months. Food aid was delivered to areas of the city which are not under government control.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says it will be increasing the size of its relief mission in the Ukraine. Hunger continues to escalate there because of the conflict between the government and pro-Russian rebels.
The war in the Ukraine has created a hunger emergency for thousands of civilians. A program started way back by President Dwight Eisenhower has started coming to the rescue.
