With thousands of Ukrainians in Poland’s capital Warsaw, new ways are being found to help them.
Representatives of opposition parties, local governments and NGOs have signed an agreement on citizen monitoring of the 2023 parliamentary election in order "to prevent voting irregularities."
In Poland we’re all used to NGOs and civic society organisations providing the bulk of help for Ukrainians fleeing war, but what happens when you add the United Nations to the mix?
US President Joe Biden, who is on a two-day visit to Poland, said ahead of talks with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, that the most important thing the West can do is to stay united.
US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland is a kind of support for the country, deputy prime minister and ruling party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has said.
US President Joe Biden has landed in Rzeszow, south-eastern Poland, where he is to meet NGOs supporting Ukrainian refugees and visit US troops stationed in Poland before going to Warsaw.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, more than 2,500 truckloads of humanitarian aid have been sent to Ukraine by Poland, mainly food, medicines, sanitary products and clothing, the head of the Prime Minister's Office has said.
A group of 43 Polish non-governmental organisations helping Ukrainian refugees have received a total of PLN 10 million (EUR 2.13 million) in government aid, the culture minister has said.
With the war in Ukraine reaching its third week, over 1.2 million people have so far crossed the border into Poland. Some will remain in Poland for now, or move further towards other countries further west in Europe.
Titled Żyd, Sąsiad i Pies (Jew, Neighbour and Dog), the free two-hour tours at the site of the Płaszów concentration camp where an estimated 8,000 Jews were killed during WWII, have sought to open dialogue with local residents whilst simultaneously educating them as to how to use the site in a way that is respectful of Jewish burial laws.
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