Sweden pledges nearly €100 million winter aid package for Ukraine

The press service of the Swedish Foreign Affairs Ministry reported the information.

The new "winter" support package from Sweden, amounting to 1.1 billion kronor (99.7 million euros), is intended for the urgent needs of reconstruction and development, as well as humanitarian needs in light of the approaching winter.

It will cover areas such as energy and housing, healthcare, demining, support for internally displaced persons (IDPs), and media support.

450 million kronor are designated for Ukraine's energy needs – for the generation and repair of damaged infrastructure. The funds will be contributed to the special energy support fund for Ukraine.

385 million kronor are provided for the repair of energy and housing infrastructure, as well as to support the functioning of public services through the World Bank's Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF).

100 million kronor are allocated for demining, which will be equally distributed between projects from the UN Development Programme and Sida. 30 million are allocated for the support of independent media (15 million each through the Prague Center and Sida), 25 million for strengthening the legal sector, and 10 million for qualification and retraining programs in the transport and logistics sector.

50 million Swedish kronor will be allocated through the UN World Food Programme for humanitarian aid to residents of frontline communities.

30 million are provided to support IDPs through the UN Refugee Agency, 25 million through UNICEF and 20 million through Save the Children for child support programs, and 20 million for programs supporting the health of mothers and women in general.