{"id":37880,"date":"2023-09-18T06:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=37880"},"modified":"2023-09-18T06:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:50:28","slug":"clinton-global-initiative-will-launch-a-network-to-supply-ukraine-with-humanitarian-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2023\/09\/18\/clinton-global-initiative-will-launch-a-network-to-supply-ukraine-with-humanitarian-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton Global Initiative will launch a network to supply Ukraine with humanitarian aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Clinton Global Initiative<\/strong>&nbsp;will announce the launch of the CGI Ukraine Action Network, as well as numerous financial pledges, to support nonprofits working in the country, as the annual conference opens in New York on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CGI Ukraine Action Network is the result of a collaboration between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Olena Zelenska, first lady of Ukraine, that began last year. The new organization, which will be formally announced Tuesday, is designed to mobilize existing CGI partners, as well as new leaders from around the world, to create and finance new commitments for Ukrainians, according to CGI. Numerous monetary commitments for Ukraine are also set to be announced Tuesday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing support is part of the Clinton Global Initiative, or CGI, theme of \u201cKeep Going\u201d this year, as Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton say they will convene political, business and philanthropic leaders to build on the momentum of the conference\u2019s return last year after\u00a0<strong>a six-year hiatus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe focus will be on what we can do, not what we can\u2019t,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>wrote the Clintons<\/strong>&nbsp;in a letter to the conference community, \u201cand will highlight how even seemingly small actions, when taken together, can turn the tide on even our most stubborn challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pope Francis and Bill Clinton<\/strong>&nbsp;will discuss climate change, the refugee crisis, caused in part by the war in Ukraine, and other pressing issues to open the conference on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, CGI announced more than 140 commitments, including a&nbsp;<strong>$1 billion plan from Water.org<\/strong>, co-founded by actor Matt Damon, to help 100 million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America get lasting access to water and sanitation. This year, leaders including World Bank President Ajay Banga, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres and Ford Foundation CEO Darren Walker, will attend and make their own commitments, which are required for attendance at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, for nonprofits working in Ukraine, the spotlight CGI is offering them, 18 months after&nbsp;<strong>Russia\u2019s invasion of the country<\/strong>, may be just as important as the monetary commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nonprofit Save Ukraine, which has opened community centers across the country to help families and especially children traumatized by the war and works to rescue Ukrainian children who have been detained in Russia, is set to receive commitments of support during CGI that it plans to use to open more centers, said Olga Yerokhina, spokeswoman for the charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that we have no choice \u2014 we must work hard and we are ready for that,\u201d said Yerokhina, who is based in Kyiv. \u201cBut we also have this feeling of, \u2018Guys, please don\u2019t leave us because we want to be with you.\u2019&nbsp;If we are not with you, Russia is going to just erase us from the map of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actor Liev Schreiber, co-founder of BlueCheck Ukraine, which vets small Ukrainian nonprofits doing humanitarian work in their communities so that donors can learn about these smaller organizations and feel comfortable funding them, said reminding people about what Ukrainians are still going through may be the most important part of CGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe best possible outcome is keeping people aware that they are still an existential situation,\u201d Schreiber said. \u201cDemocracies are designed to push back against impossible odds. And it\u2019s worked. It\u2019s been a miracle in many respects. .. It really is a David and Goliath story. It\u2019s extraordinary. And it\u2019s not just them. It\u2019s us supporting them. How can we give that up now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schreiber will speak on a panel Monday morning about Ukraine\u2019s short-term and long-term needs, along with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Fran Katsoudas, Cisco\u2019s Chief People, Policy &amp; Purpose Officer, and actor Orlando Bloom, who serves as UNICEF\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador. Bloom is expected to announce a commitment for new technology for Ukrainian schoolchildren on Monday, organizers say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m super proud of the global community,\u201d Schreiber said. \u201cThis is a test for us. Do we really care? I think so far we\u2019ve had remarkable success so far in supporting them. So many countries did something extraordinary to help. That\u2019s significant. We can\u2019t forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clinton Global Initiative&nbsp;will announce the launch of the CGI Ukraine Action Network, as well as numerous financial pledges, to support nonprofits working in the country, as the annual conference opens in New York on Monday morning. 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