Doha: Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Qatar has announced to provide USD 3 million aid to Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. The aid will be provided to support the families affected by the ongoing conflict, Al Jazeera reported. According to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the funds will be utilized to support initiatives designed to improve the lives of Ukrainian people, specially children.
“Furthermore, the fund will contribute to increasing legal support and improving the necessary infrastructure required to provide the support needed for families affected by conflict in Ukraine,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry and the commissioner’s office also reiterated “their dedication to a world where human dignity is respected, and where each individual’s rights are protected.”
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 16 Ukrainian children who “had previously been forcibly deported” to Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, are currently recovering in Qatar, Al Jazeera reported.
“Thousands of other forcibly deported Ukrainian children remain in Russia. It is heartbreaking to realise that, as time passes, they are growing up apart from their families and homeland. Together, we must make every effort to bring each child home, and I thank everyone around the world who is helping us with this difficult task,” Zelenskyy added in a post on X.
The Ukrainian president further expressed gratitude to Qatar for assisting Ukraine.
“I am deeply grateful to Qatar and personally to the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for assisting Ukraine in this vital effort. We look forward to continued fruitful cooperation on this matter, as well as the return of more of our children,” he added.
The statement by the Ukrainian President comes after Qatar informed that as many as 20 stranded families from both Russia and Ukraine arrived in Doha, to be provided support, Al Jazeera reported.
Ukraine claimed that, Russia has illegally taken over 19,000 Ukrainian children since full-scale invasion in 2022. Out of 19,000 only 400 children have been returned.
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