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Almost 100,000 pets in Ukraine will have received lifesaving aid by end of 2024, thanks to Humane Society International and Ukrainian Red Cross war response

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Monday, February 26, 2024

To reach their goal, the HSI/URC program will expand its outreach to three more regions, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv and Sumy, to ensure that aid reaches those in need across Ukraine.

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  • To reach their goal, the HSI/URC program will expand its outreach to three more regions, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv and Sumy, to ensure that aid reaches those in need across Ukraine.
  • Ruud Tombrock, executive director of Humane Society International/Europe, said: "As the conflict in Ukraine persists, both people and animals are enduring unimaginable hardships side by side.
  • Maksym Dotsenko, director general of the Ukrainian Red Cross, said: "The Ukrainian Red Cross highly appreciates the support of Humane Society International in providing aid for pets during this difficult time.
  • Humane Society International has been helping Ukrainian refugees and their pets since March 2022, providing emergency funding and supplies such as pet food, pet carriers, blankets and veterinary care .

Teleperformance Teams With the International Committee of the Red Cross to Fund Essential Humanitarian Assistance Operations

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

As such, we are grateful to the International Committee of the Red Cross for this partnership, which lets us live out our values by supporting people in need across the world.

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  • As such, we are grateful to the International Committee of the Red Cross for this partnership, which lets us live out our values by supporting people in need across the world.
  • ICRCs urgent action in Ukraine includes essential operations such as:
    Donation of medicine and medical equipment, including trauma surgery kits to hospitals across the country.
  • The support provided by Teleperformance allows us to strengthen our impact, said Valentine Honor, Private Sector Engagement Manager for Europe, International Committee of the Red Cross.
  • We have sent teams to Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Russia to support our regional response and coordinate with our partners from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Sewa International Plays Key Role in Evacuating 467 African Students from Ukraine

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

HOUSTON, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sewa International Europe played a key role in evacuating 467 African students, including 367 from Nigeria, and another 100 from Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa, from Sumy, the northern region of Ukraine bordering Russia, on Tuesday, March 8.

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  • HOUSTON, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sewa International Europe played a key role in evacuating 467 African students, including 367 from Nigeria, and another 100 from Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa, from Sumy, the northern region of Ukraine bordering Russia, on Tuesday, March 8.
  • Sewa volunteers coordinated the evacuation efforts responding to a request by Shina Alege, the Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine.
  • Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geofferey Onyema, thanked Sewa International Europe for "their amazing facilitation and coordination."
  • Sewa International volunteers in Europe have helped nearly 12,000 individuals in the last sixteen days since the war started.