Slovakia Will Support Humanitarian Projects in Ukraine and Middle East

Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - The Slovak government on Wednesday (17 June) took note of the support provided by the Foreign Ministry, through the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAMRS), for implementing five humanitarian projects in Ukraine and in the Middle East, with a total value of nearly €700,000, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Thursday. The communications department added that the provision of this support will be definitively confirmed upon the signing of contracts with the entities implementing the project. Two initiatives in Ukraine are aimed at providing and improving access to health care, particularly for vulnerable population groups. A total of nearly €400,000 has been earmarked for a project run by the Slovak Catholic Charity, which will provide access to free medical, psychological and social care for socially vulnerable groups and internally displaced persons, as well as for a project run by the St. Elizabeth's University of Health and Social Work in Bratislava that will facilitate the return of war veterans who have undergone limb amputations to civilian life, said the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The goal of three humanitarian projects in the Middle East is to provide basic necessities to people affected by armed conflicts and the escalating security situation in the region. The ministry specified that the project, carried out by ADRA, will provide food and hygiene kits, as well as winter protection supplies, for displaced persons and vulnerable returnees in Lebanon. Another project focused on providing basic food and non-food assistance to internally displaced persons will be implemented in Beirut by an organisation called 'People in Need' in cooperation with a local partner. According to the ministry, a grant to the Word of God Society will also support the restoration of water infrastructure and provide access to drinking water for local communities in Kurdistan. Total funding for these three humanitarian projects will amount to nearly €300,000. am/df