Switzerland will send 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine this week

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (FDFA) said on August 10, 2022,  that Switzerland will provide Ukraine with an additional 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid this week.

Source: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland

Switzerland is continuing to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. In the past few days, the FDFA has organized several convoys carrying 100 tonnes of supplies, including medical and sanitation equipment.

“These operations are part of the support efforts undertaken by the federal government since the start of the war. In cooperation with the DDPS, the FDFA has delivered over 5,300 tonnes of emergency aid to Ukraine and neighbouring countries since March.”

The first consignment left Switzerland on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

“This comprised four lorries carrying 71 tonnes of firefighting equipment (protective clothing, hoses, water cannons, petrol-driven chainsaws), one lorry carrying 11 tonnes of medical equipment (examination gloves, breathing apparatus) and a carrier containing over 10 tonnes of medicines supplied by the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). All this equipment has been provided free of charge by the DDPS.”

The second consignment of 15 water treatment units, also supplied from DDPS stocks, left on 9 and 10 August 2022. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) organized the overland delivery of supplies to Kyiv and Lviv.


See also: Switzerland joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia


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