With more than 2 million people evacuated from Ukraine due to the military invasion by Russia, the staff of a Tokyo NGO working to support refugees headed to Poland, which is accepting about 60% of the evacuees, at Haneda Airport on the night of the 8th. Departed from.
The Association for Aid and Relief of Refugees, an NGO in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, which has been working to support refugees for over 40 years, has decided to send four staff members to neighboring countries.
On the night of the 8th, Hiroaki Nakatsubo departed from Haneda Airport for Turkey, which is a stopover, to head to Poland, which accepts about 60% of evacuees.
Mr. Nakatsubo will check the situation of evacuees in the area along the border with Ukraine in about 10 days, and will work in cooperation with local support groups to deliver relief supplies to Ukraine. ..
Before departure, Mr. Nakatsubo said, "I heard that there is a shortage of food and clothing in Ukraine, so I would like to confirm what is required and deal with it firmly. It is a problem that is of great interest in Japan, so with Japan I want to do activities that connect the local people. "