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On February 7, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk together with UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani officially launched “Involving Youth from Eastern Ukraine to Promote Social Cohesion, National Unity and Culture dialogue” project. Government’s press-office reported it on its website.
The project is to last for 18 months. Its budget is $ 2 million to support social cohesion, national unity, and a culture of dialogue. The project will be funded by the UN Secretary-General’s Fund for Peacebuilding.
“The practical implementation of this project will help involve our youth from Eastern Ukraine in social cohesion, national unity, and dialogue. It will strengthen the capabilities of our ministry too. We want to involve young people from the communities adjacent to the occupied areas in public life, in dialogue with peers, and show the benefits of living under the Ukrainian flag,” Minister Vereshchuk assured.
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Thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals were destroyed since Russian-led forces invaded Ukraine. According to UNICEF, ever 14,000 people have been killed. Nearly 3 million Ukrainians, including a million elderly people and half a million children, urgently need food, shelter, and other life-saving assistance. An estimated, 1.8 million people in eastern Ukraine require humanitarian assistance. Many residents in Luhansk and Donetsk provinces had to leave their homes after Russian forces invaded.
