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Stand Up For Ukraine Event Sees $10.1 Billion Pledged In Support Of Refugees

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A Stand Up for Ukraine event taking place Saturday saw $4.6 billion in grants and $5.5 billion in loans pledged for humanitarian efforts being undertaken by Ukraine and other European countries, UN agencies and grassroots organizations to support all those impacted by the Russian invasion.The European Commission pledged $1.1B, with countries participating including Canada ($80M), Belgium ($904M), Croatia ($111M), Czech Republic ($222M), Estonia ($111K), Finland ($778M), Ireland ($58M), Italy ($400M), Malta ($55K), Slovakia ($595M), Sweden ($333M) and Qatar ($5M).

Companies pledging their support included Blue Bottle Coffee, Bridgewater Associates, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, Continental Development Corporation, Crush Music, CSL Behring, DocuSign, Farmamundi Foundation, Google, Nestlé, Nespresso, Twitter, Verizon, The Foundation at Sanofi, Seadream Family Foundation and Sun Life.The Council of Europe Development Bank pledged $1.1B in loans, with European Investment Bank pledging $4.4B, which still requires approval by its board of directors.

Additionally, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development confirmed it will allocate $1.1 billion out of a previously announced package of $2.25 billion on March 9,  specifically for projects in municipalities impacted by the crisis.

Donations from nearly 5,000 citizens of 66 countries amounted to more than $500,000.The pledging event was convened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in partnership with Global Citizen, with the participation of Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, and with British journalist Isha Sesay serving as moderator.“It’s not only Ukraine fighting for its sovereignty and integrity, but they are

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