Government and UN agencies will pool efforts to provide monetary benefits to affected Ukrainians, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Martin Griffiths discussed humanitarian aid, financial assistance to Ukrainians and the evacuation of people from Mariupol.

Denys Shmyhal dwelled on that the urgent need to save people from the

russian-occupied Mariupol and the importance of UN mediation in this process. For his part, Martin Griffiths aired proposals related to saving civilians.

Moreover, the sides tackled the provision of monetary benefits to Ukrainians who have suffered from russia's armed aggression.

"The UN agencies and the Government of Ukraine should unite their efforts in the implementation of financial assistance programs for internally displaced persons, large families, families with children with disabilities and other citizens. The use of modern digital technologies will significantly improve the provision of such targeted assistance, "said the Prime Minister.

Apart from that,  Denys Shmyhal praised the decision to resume the work of the UN Office in Kyiv. In addition, a special UN human rights monitoring mission will arrive in Bucha, Kyiv region, in the near future to record crimes committed by russian troops.