LONDON, 18 March 2022, (TON): UK Ambassador Neil Bush speaks about the impact on civilians of Russia’s war against the Ukrainian people.
Thank you Mr Chair. I’m grateful to the UN Assistant High Commissioner for Operations for briefing us today. As he has just said, this week we passed a terrible milestone, 3 million people have been forced to flee Ukraine.
Forced to flee due to President Putin’s war of choice. We are grateful to Poland and other neighbouring countries for the generosity and the compassion that they have shown to fleeing Ukrainians.
Hundreds of thousands of people have also left their homes within Ukraine seeking places of safety elsewhere in the country.
We are grateful to UNHCR for their work to support those who have fled their homes.
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