Norway increases support for deported Ukrainian children
- On Tuesday, Norway announced nearly $12 million in new humanitarian funding to support deported Ukrainian children, unlawfully detained civilians, and prisoners of war through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross .
- Seeking to draw attention to human rights violations, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said many Ukrainian children remain in Russia after being unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred.
- Norway earmarked 15 million crowns for UNICEF's reintegration work, while another 10 million crowns will support the ICRC's Central Tracing Agency Bureau in tracing missing persons.
- The package was announced in connection with the international conference "Pathways to Peace: Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War," held in Toronto on September 28 and 29.
- State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson is leading the Norwegian delegation at the Toronto conference, as the Bring Kids Back UA initiative reports more than 2,100 children have been returned to Ukraine.
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Norway will send NOK 25 million for the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia, and Canada will provide about $608 thousand in support for Ukrainians who have returned after being kidnapped by the Russians. This was announced by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets. It is noted that the funds will be provided by Norway through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The tot…
Oslo is increasing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by allocating 15 million kroner to UNICEF and 10 million kroner to the ICRC Central Search Agency.
Norway to allocate NOK 25 mln to aid Ukrainian children and POWs – govt
Norway will allocate a total of NOK 25 million (approximately $2.62 million) to support Ukrainian children who have returned after deportation, as well as to search for missing children and assist unlawfully detained civilians and prisoners of war (POWs), through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Norway to allocate $2.6 million for humanitarian programs in Ukraine
The Norwegian government said it had set aside 15 million Norwegian kroner ($1.5 million) to assist UNICEF's work in reintegrating previously deported Ukrainian children and tracing those who are still missing.
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