Humanitarian aid to Ukraine, help for Ukrainians stranded in Georgia among Georgian Government’s support initiatives since Russian invasion
Georgia has been providing large-scale humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the start of hostilities in the country last month, while also extending support to Ukrainian citizens in Georgia. Photo: Government of Georgia.
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Georgia has been providing large-scale humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the start of hostilities in the country last month, while also extending support to Ukrainian citizens in Georgia.
The Georgian Government allocated 1 million GEL ($315,457 /€279,842) from its reserve fund to assist the Ukrainians affected by Russia's ongoing invasion. The decision was made by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who signed the decree for delivering the aid. The funds were allocated to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia to purchase medical supplies.
Photo: Government of Georgia
On February 27, 100 tons of humanitarian aid including first aid items, more than 30 types of medicines, oxygen concentrators and other humanitarian items was sent to Ukraine via Poland. In addition, Georgia supplied the country under Russia’s assault with a supply of blood components, materials for transfusion and tests.
Since February 24, the Georgian National Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia announced its initiative to support Ukrainians unable to return to their country after the launch of the Russian invasion.
Photo: National Tourism Administration
Under the coordination of the agency, Ukrainian tourists were offered accommodation in hotels beginning on February 25, a day following the start of the invasion. The Georgian private sector also expressed readiness to provide hotel accommodation for Ukrainian tourists almost free of charge throughout the country.
Starting March 1, the Tourism Administration was instructed to provide state-funded temporary accommodation for Ukrainian tourists in Georgia. Citizens of Ukraine that had entered the country between February 1-February 23 were provided with free accommodation and food by the state on the basis of application. Photo: National Tourism Administration
On February 28, the Georgian Economy Ministry and Enterprise Georgia agency announced a new “large-scale campaign” under the #produceforukraine hashtag, revealing they would deliver products to Ukrainians in need of assistance following the outbreak of hostilities in their homeland.
Photo: Enterprise Georgia Agency
On February 28, Georgian Post began to send humanitarian parcels from Georgia to Ukraine free of charge, to support the country’s population amid the ongoing Russian military aggression, Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili announced. Citizens can apply to service centres of the postage company across the country to use the free service, which Guramishvili said was a continuation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s decision to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
On March 4, the Georgian Health Ministry announced all citizens of Ukraine residing in Georgia would receive free emergency medical services if needed. Covid-19 testing, treatment at Covid-designated clinics, and vaccination for the virus were also provided free of charge. The aid package applied to all Ukrainian citizens who arrived in Georgia between 1 February-23 February.
Photo: The Ministry of Health
The Health Ministry additionally opened registration for blood donors offering support to those injured during the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, with the body also announcing a hotline for the purpose.
On March 6, within the framework of the Enterprise Georgia campaign, 40 tons of humanitarian aid was sent to help Ukrainians displaced by the war. Goods including food, beverages, clothes, hygiene products and medical supplies were collected with support of Georgian companies to comprise the aid.
Photo: Enterprise Georgia Agency
Additionally, a campaign by Enterprise Georgia has provided products of high necessity to Ukrainian citizens stranded in Georgia by the outbreak of hostilities in their homeland. The products were produced by companies that have been involved in the #produceforukraine campaign.
On March 7, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the Government had been supporting Ukraine “at all international levels” and would continue to do so on the backdrop of the Russian invasion.
Expressing solidarity with Ukraine and its citizens, the head of the Government noted the 140 tons of humanitarian aid sent from Georgia to help Ukrainian cities over the previous days, as well as the Georgian Ambassador’s continued work in the country amid the war to ensure no Georgian citizens would be left without support from their state.
Photo: Government of Georgia
Russia began its military assault on Ukraine on February 24, following President Putin’s announcement of the recognition of the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk on February 21.
The Georgian Government has supported Ukraine “at all international levels” and will continue to do so on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of the country, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili told a meeting of the Government on Monday.
The Georgian government said on Sunday 40 tons of humanitarian aid had been sent to help Ukrainians displaced by war as part of the Produce for Ukraine campaign, organised by the government and the Ministry of Economy’s Enterprise Georgia agency.
A Polish border volunteer has thanked Georgia for a humanitarian aid shipment for Ukrainian citizens displaced by Russia's military onslaught on the country, calling the cargo "very important" in a moving message to agenda.ge.
Georgia will allocate 1 million GEL ($315,457 /€279,842) from the government's reserve fund to assist the Ukrainian people affected by Russia's ongoing military invasion.
The Georgian Government is doing everything to "alleviate the difficult moments" for the Ukrainian people under the ongoing invasion of the country by Russia, Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Interior Minister, told reporters on Wednesday.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said the country’s Government and Prime Minister had designated it as the “stated policy” to “avoid all risks to the country”, with the official making the remark to local reporters after a sitting of the Parliamentary Confidence Group in a closed format today.
Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, has praised Georgian people’s “overwhelming generosity” towards Ukrainians in the face of the Russian invasion of the country which started 16 days ago, saying Georgians “know what it is like to be at war and to be attacked for no reason, just because you want to be free."
Nearly 2,200 individuals have registered for the initiative of the Ministry of Health of Georgia to donate blood for Ukrainian citizens amid Russia’s invasion of the country, the Ministry said on Friday.
A humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, collected throughout Georgia following a decision by the Prime Minister, is ready to be delivered to the country, the Government Administration said on Friday.
The government of Georgia acts with “necessary caution,” while the country “clearly” stands against aggression in international organisations, Hubert Knirsch, the German Ambassador to Georgiam said in the wake of Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine on Friday.
The Red Cross Society of Georgia has sent 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in support of the people affected by war, the organisation announced on Monday.
A second package of humanitarian aid to Ukraine is ready to be delivered to the country after being collected throughout Georgia, the Government Administration said on Monday.
Georgia has been extending "clear and very active support" for Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in comments on the ongoing military actions in Ukraine.
Humanitarian aid delivered to Ukraine from Georgia amid the Russian aggression ranked the country first among states that sent their packages via mail, the Georgian Post said on Friday citing data from the National Post of Ukraine.
Georgia’s contribution to international support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country is valued at $7 million, with the country continuing to provide assistance to more than 28,000 Ukrainians affected by the war and currently located in Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday at the International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine in Poland.
The Georgian national flag is among those of the countries of the world supporting Ukraine in its defence from the Russian invasion, displayed on a special edition uniform of the Ukrainian national football team and revealed this week.
Georgia doing "the best a small country can do"
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has highlighted Georgia's contribution to international support for Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion by saying his Government was "doing its best" both in sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine and providing assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war and currently located in Georgia.
A group of Ukrainian children and their parents were hosted in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara on Thursday as part of a holiday programme organised by the Georgian Government.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Sunday hosted a farewell meeting for Ukrainian children on vacation in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara with the support of the Georgian Government.
The Revenue Service of Georgia is hosting the children of customs officers of the State Customs Service of Ukraine with a holiday programme in the country, the state body announced on Wednesday.
Georgian minister of foreign affairs Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said his government was continuing its support for Ukraine in “political, diplomatic and humanitarian directions”, which he said had started with the launch of Russia's "full-scale military aggression" against the country.
Georgian justice minister Rati Bregadze on Friday said this week’s vow by Oleksiy Arestovych, the adviser to the office of the president of Ukraine, to “free and save Georgia” with use of troops after his country defeated Russia in the ongoing conflict was of “criminal nature” and contradicted international law.
Georgia has shown its solidarity with Ukraine through political acts despite the Russian occupation of two of its regions and presence of Russian troops in the territories, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Monday.
Givi Mikanadze, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday rejected claims by domestic opposition and several Ukrainian lawmakers that Tbilisi had refused to join a resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Ukrainian children’s forced transfer to Russia amid the ongoing war as a “part of a dirty, fake campaign”.