“Hundreds of millions of extra dollars would be released for relief & reconstruction in war-affected Ukraine if aid programs were delivered by local organizations.” @devex highlights our most recent analysis of the world's largest pooled fund in Ukraine devex.com/news/donors-could-…

🚨 New report alert! 🚨 @RefugeesIntl, @thesharetrust, and @funds4disaster have found that local intermediaries deliver programs 15.5% more cost-efficiently than international ones. This could significantly impact the humanitarian response in Ukraine: thesharetrust.org/ptb-ukrain…

#Localization may be hard for USAID, but it's our bread & butter. Find out how we get #humanitarianaid to vetted orgs on the ground. And join us! bluecheck.in USAID going backward on localization funding, agency report shows devex.com/news/usaid-going-b… #Devex via @Devex

1/2 Thank you to @Uber & @dkhos for a $50k donation to support vetted frontline groups helping Ukrainians following the latest assaults. Please join Uber: bluecheck.in/donate As Uber said: "We're grateful for this opportunity to continue our support for BlueCheck. ...

Today, after a Russian bomb strike, part of Kharkiv was left without power, halting the metro and electric transport. Regrettably, twelve people were injured, and one person was killed. Kharkiv suffers daily from Russian terror. Russian combat aviation must be destroyed wherever it is found, using all effective means. Striking Russian airfields is also entirely justified. We need a joint security decision with our partners. The recent authorization of strikes on Russian territory near the border allowed us to destroy part of Russia's terrorist potential. But only part. We must fully protect people and lives from Russian terror. We need more long-range capabilities and appropriate weapons for Ukrainians. We are working on this with our partners, doing everything to expedite this decision. The coming weeks must be as productive for Ukraine as recent ones. We have already secured decisions on new Patriots for Ukraine and are preparing for continued deliveries, working on additional air defense systems. Long-range capabilities are not only about what we can achieve on the battlefield but also about when the war will end. The more we can do, the sooner we can force Russia into a just peace.

On #WorldRefugeeDay we stand with the Ukrainian people, like those pictured, who have had to say goodbye to their loved ones and homes - perhaps forever. 25% of Ukrainians have fled. Nearly 15M will require #humanitarianaid this year. Give what you can: bluecheck.in/donate

Like being in a cage: the story of children from the Novopetrivtsi boarding school The first weeks of the full-scale war the children of the Novopetrivtsi boarding school spent in a cold basement. The kids almost did not go outside because of the constant shelling. Once they were almost killed by debris - they managed to run into the storage room in time. The basement was damp and cold. The adults somewhere got small stoves, which they used to warm the #children. Russians occupied the village at the beginning of March. Military invaders quickly found a boarding school and children. They put a guard at the entrance. And they count the children every day. The director of the institution was threatened with a weapon so that she would not give the pupils to their relatives. In July 2022, the occupiers forced 16 children and staff to pack up and leave the boarding school at gunpoint. The children were placed in cars separately with Russian drivers and taken first to Stepanivka in the #Kherson region. Later, they were transported across the #Dnipro to the left bank and then by train to Anapa. There, they stayed for some time in the Pearl of Russia camp. Despite being captured, they managed to keep in touch with their loved ones, who prayed for the children's return to #Ukraine by all means. Children in occupied territories are vulnerable and unprotected from the enemy's cruelty. Orphans are the most vulnerable category because no one can protect them. The Russians try in every way to use them for their criminal purposes and manipulate them. It is easy to kidnap these children, transport them to another territory, make their new documents, give them to a #Russian family for upbringing, force them to study in a Russian school, or become a member of any militarized children's organization. We are happy that we have accomplished another successful mission. Each rescued child received a chance for a happy future in their native land. #Rescue #RescueMission #SaveUkraine #OperationHope #rescue_mission #story #helpchildren

RT @richardbranson: #TheCranesCall, a documentary on the mission to secure accountability for war crimes in Ukraine, premiered at Tribeca.…

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But, unfortunately, it's all too real. Thank you @HiddenLightPrd for shedding light in this dark corner.