The “Stand Up for Ukraine” global pledging event and campaign that took place in Poland and online on Saturday raised €9.1 billion euros for people fleeing the Russian invasion, inside Ukraine and abroad.
Hundreds of singers, actors and athletes as well as political leaders expressed their support for "Stand up for Ukraine", the world's largest social media rally and donor conference for the refugees and victims of the war in Ukraine.
The initiative, launched by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, together with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the charity platform Global Citizen, concluded with a donor event on Saturday.
“The solidarity of countries, companies and people worldwide offers some light in this dark hour," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Today we raised 9.1 billion euros for the people fleeing the invasion, inside Ukraine and abroad. And more will come!
We will continue providing support. And once the bombs have stopped falling, we will help the people of Ukraine rebuild their country. #StandUpForUkraine pic.twitter.com/Phpyyl0QZW — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) April 9, 2022
"The ‘Stand Up For Ukraine' campaign has raised €9.1 billion for people fleeing bombs, inside and outside Ukraine, with an additional billion pledged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. And more will come," she said.
Out of these €10.1 billion in pledges and EBRD funding, €1.8 billion are for internally displaced people and €8.3 billion for refugees in the frontline EU Member States and countries, like Moldova and Poland.
Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo stated that the country's government had contributed €800 million. This money will go to help to provide shelter for refugees in Belgium as well as humanitarian help in Ukraine.
“We are all broken-hearted by what is happening in Ukraine. Every day, we are shocked by the sheer inhumanity," he said in a video, addressing Von der Leyen and Trudeau.
🇧🇪🇺🇦 Belgium is standing with Ukraine.
We have provisioned 800m to be able to support Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees. And at this very moment, more Belgian trucks are on the road to Ukraine with medical assistance and food.#StandUpForUkraine pic.twitter.com/9fV8MxMUC4 — Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺 (@alexanderdecroo) April 9, 2022
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"Music does make the people come together, as President Zelensky said last week during the Grammy's," American singer-songwriter Madonna said in a video she shared on Twitter on Saturday, in which she and her son played a cover of Elton John's Your Song, and she called on her fans to support the cause ahead of the donor event.
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The 'Stand Up for Ukraine' summit concluded the global social media rally that took place this week, during which some of the world’s most famed artists, athletes, actors, and creators, from U2 to Jon Bon Jovi and Miley Cyrus, urged governments, corporations and individuals to help those who are suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine with the hashtag #StandUpForUkraine.
The brave people of Ukraine are fighting for their freedom -- and for ours -- in the face of unspeakable violence and an unjust invasion. More than 4 million people, mostly women and children, have had to flee for their lives -- a population nearly the size of Ireland. pic.twitter.com/wsxoO14Mmp
— U2 (@U2) April 8, 2022
