Ukrainian Post provides a lifeline for displaced people and refugees
At the end of March this year the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced an important partnership with Ukraine’s national postal operator Ukrposhta to launch a large-scale cash assistance programme to help displaced citizens in the country cover their basic needs.
Anja Klug, the Head of the UNHCR Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, who featured in a recent UPU Voice Mail podcast on “Working together to support refugees” said that its partnership with Ukrposhta is “a very welcome cooperation” and she encourages other posts to get in touch with the agency if they have ideas on how they can help refugees from Ukraine and other countries. “What refugees desire most is access to normal life,” she commented.
Coming up next: Digital transformation in the Caribbean
The May episode of Voice May will feature a discussion with Rodney Taylor, Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, on the main digital transformation challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), using digitalization for inclusive socio-economic development and ensuring the security of cyberspace.
On Voice Mail next week - stay tuned!
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A welcome partner – Working together to support refugees
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