More than ￡100 million has been raised to provide aid for Ukraine in what has been described as an “ amazing show of support ” from the UK public. That is the equivalent of more than ￡1 million an hour since the appeal was launched, the Disasters Emergency Committee( DEC) said.It said the funds are already being used by DEC charities inside the invaded nation and at its borders to provide people fleeing the war with food, water, medical assistance, protection and trauma care. We’re expecting the

The fundraiser, part of our Refugees Welcome appeal, will help charities to deliver humanitarian aid, including accommodation, clothing, food, sanitary goods and medicine.... From Thursday, The Independent announced that all new funds raised would go to the Disasters Emergency Committee( DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal launched that day.... These work to provide essential aid, including medical help, warm clothes, beds and psychosocial support, both inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countrie

An appeal to raise money for children in Afghanistan has raised？... ￡9.5 million in the first day. The Disasters Emergency Committee( DEC) Afghanistan Crisis Appeal will raise funds for member charities to urgently respond to conflict, economic collapse, drought, famine and Covid-19 in the country. The actress Gillian Anderson known for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Crown is among the high-profile supporters of the campaign as appeals were broadcast on television on Wednesday. Donations from

An increasing number of refugees are fleeing Ukraine without family in Europe to help them, while the number of lone children crossing the borders is rising, aid agencies are warning. The most recent arrivals to countries surrounding Ukraine have few family ties, nowhere to go and are deeply traumatised, according to the Disasters Emergency Committee( DEC). And their needs are potentially greater as they have fled the conflict later – at the point when the fighting reached their homes – with few