The Government of Japan decided to extend US$100 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to assist the people of Ukraine who are facing hardship in Ukraine and neighboring countries, including the Republic of Moldova. The assistance will consist of non-food items and medical care, IPN reports.

The aid is to embody the emergency humanitarian assistance conveyed by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on February 27, responding to urgent needs in such areas as shelter, health and medical care, WASH, food, child protection in Ukraine and neighboring countries, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Romania, through six international organizations and Japanese NGOs.

The Government of Japan will continue to provide support and stand by the people of Ukraine who are facing hardship, in collaboration with the international community, including the G7 members.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will get US$25.6 million for shelter, non-food items, protection. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will benefit from US$15.1 million for health and medical care, non-food items, water and habitat, protection. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will receive US$14.2 million for child protection, health and medical care, WASH, education.

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will get US$14 million for food, logistics, while the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – US$12 million for shelter, non-food items, health and medical care. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Inter-agency Coordination, Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF) will receive US$5 million, while the Japanese NGOs – US$14.1 million through Japan Platform for health and medical care, food, non-food items, WASH, Shelter, Protection.