President establishes Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian and Social Affairs

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on establishing the Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian and Social Affairs

Rubryka reported this, citing the press service of the OPU.

The headquarters will assist citizens in overcoming difficult life circumstances in connection with the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

"Russia's military invasion of some Ukrainian cities and villages has created an extremely difficult humanitarian situation. Many people have lost their homes or been left without access to water, food, medicine, and basic necessities.

To effectively provide assistance to the affected citizens, the President has established a Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian and Social Affairs, which will quickly coordinate volunteer initiatives, international humanitarian organizations, and funding from a special account created by the National Bank for humanitarian donations.

The headquarters will work in three directions:

• humanitarian aid from foreign governments and international organizations;
• assistance from big business to military administrations and communities;
• assistance from the authorities to military administrations and communities.

The Head of the Office of the President, Andrii Yermak, has been appointed the Head of the Coordination Staff.

The staff included:

• Deputy Head of the Office of the President for Social Policy and Health,
• Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration,
• one representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
• Ministry of Defense,
• Ministry of Health,
• Ministry of Social Policy.

The activities of the Coordination Headquarters will be covered by Daria Zarivna, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President for Communications.

According to the decree, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine must ensure prompt cooperation between representatives of regional military administrations and the Coordination Headquarters.

The government should also establish effective cooperation with diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign countries, international organizations, and foreign donors in providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

The National Bank of Ukraine was recommended to open a special account to raise funds for humanitarian assistance to persons in difficult life circumstances in connection with the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

The decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication.