‘We stand by you’ declares UN relief chief, outlining emergency plan for Ukraine dam disaster

Plans to help the people of Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam are centred on saving people “right now”, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told UN News in an interview on Friday.

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‘We stand by you’ declares UN relief chief, outlining emergency plan for Ukraine dam disaster
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