They are fleeing the brutal Russian advances into Ukraine! They are fleeing their country! They are fleeing their homes! They are getting separated from their families. They have lost everything they owned. Mere refugees overnight. Taking shelter in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and other neighbouring countries. Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians with children and aged grandparents have been displaced and seeking your support.
They need food, medicine, water, and the basic needs of life as they struggle to come to terms with the new realities of their lives in unfamiliar lands. They need your support and financial assistance.
Today, more than ever before, war and invasion cannot be legitimised as a means of statecraft, and the very notion of doing so stands in stark contrast to the values and principles that undergird the Commonwealth and the world as we know it” says… Baroness Patricia Scotland, PICTURE Sec Gen of the Commonwealth Secretariat
Nirj Deva former MP and MEP who was for 15 years Vice President of the European parliament Development and Humanitarian Committee PICTURE Publisher of the Voice of the Commonwealth, https://www.commonwealthunion.com said
“In the last century the Commonwealth came to the rescue of British and European freedoms and liberty on two occasions in two world wars suffering nearly a million casualties, all volunteers from Commonwealth countries. We must come to help them again. They need food, medicine, water, and the basic needs of life as they struggle to come to terms with the new realities of their lives in unfamiliar lands. They need our support and financial assistance. Please give generously and safely directly to our Appeal run by the International Red Cross and Caritas in Poland Diocese.”
Diocesan Caritas organisations in Poland manage around 1,000 centres specialised in social assistance, medical and educational care. They include: 180 day care centres for children, 150 medical care centres, 134 medical equipment rental facilities, 91 soup kitchens, 69 dosshouses and shelters for the homeless, 66 stationary rehabilitation centres, 61 baby boxes, 36 clubrooms for the elderly, 32 single-mother centres, 31 nursing homes, 30 home hospices, 14 stationary hospices and 6 refugee and migrant centres.
Donations to Poland to be channeled to Diocesan Caritas
Caritas Diecezji Warszawsko – Praskiej
Ul. Kaweczynska 49
03775 Warsaw
Poland
SWIFT PKOPPLPW
IBAN
PL70 1240 6074 1787 0011 1205
3209
(In US$)
Further, the Global Voice of the Commonwealth has launched a Commonwealth wide appeal to assist the internally displaced people now based in Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and other neighbouring countries. Assistance to them will be handled through the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and will be diverted to the various centres that require urgent attention.
There are several ways to make a donation:
– online
https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine
– by bank transfer
UBS SA, Case postale 2600, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Swift Code (BIC): UBSWCHZH80A
Comments: Donation Ukraine
IN SWISS FRANCS (CHF)
Account number: 240-FP100883.2
IBAN: CH97 0024 0240 FP10 0883 2
IN EUROS (EUR)
Account number: 240-C0129986.5
IBAN: CH25 0024 0240 C012 9986 5
IN US DOLLARS (USD)
Account number: 240-C0129986.4
IBAN: CH52 0024 0240 C012 9986 4
IN POUND STERLING (GBP)
Account number: 240-C0183929.1
IBAN: CH73 0024 0240 C018 3929 1
IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS (AUD)
Account number: 240-FP100362.4
IBAN: CH63 0024 0240 FP10 0362 4
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Your every dollar would make a difference for those displaced. Please give generously and safely to our appeal
