Canada, Europe to co-host social media fundraiser for displaced Ukrainians
Canada and the European Fee will spearhead a world fundraising marketing campaign to assist folks fleeing the warfare in Ukraine.
The fundraising effort, known as “Stand Up For Ukraine,” will have interaction politicians, artists and companies, amongst others, and is to culminate with an April 9 pledging occasion to be hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen.
They’re partnering with the worldwide advocacy group World Citizen to boost funds for the humanitarian disaster spawned by the worst combating in Europe because the Second World Conflict.
A press release from Trudeau’s workplace says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is inviting musicians, actors, athletes, enterprise leaders, politicians and anyone else so inclined to participate in a large-scale social media rally.
The objective is to boost cash to assist the hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced Ukrainians compelled to flee their properties following the Feb. 24 Russian invasion of their nation.
The UN estimates 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the battle, with greater than 3.5 million fleeing to different international locations. Most of these — over two million — are in Poland.
Canada has stated it should take an “limitless” variety of Ukrainian refugees, permitting them to reside and work on this nation for as much as three years. America stated this week it will settle for 100,000 refugees .
Trudeau and von der Leyen met this week in Brussels on the prime minister’s second journey to Europe in two weeks to seek advice from allies on the Russian assault.
