“The ‘Stand Up for Ukraine’ campaign aims to mobilize governments, institutions, artists, businesses and individuals to commit funds to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and neighboring countries,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office said in a jointly signed statement. with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The two leaders said they were responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for April 9 to stage “a huge protest…on social media in support of those who have been forced to flee Ukraine.”
The initiative of the European Commission and the Canadian government is carried out in collaboration with the NGO Global Citizen.
It will culminate in “a donors’ conference hosted on April 9 by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which will aim to raise funds and mobilize broader support” for refugees and people displaced Ukrainians.
Nearly 3.8 million people have fled Ukraine, mainly to Poland, since the invasion of the Russian army on February 24, according to the UN, which estimates the number of people displaced inside the country. Ukraine to nearly 6.5 million.
In total, ten million people, more than a quarter of the population, had to leave their homes.
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