UK pledges USD 1.3 million humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh as crisis worsens

On October 30, UK pledged USD 1.3 million (£1 million) humanitarian aid pack for displaced civilians in Nagor-Karabakh region. Foreign Minister Dominic Raab anunced that Britain will send food and medical supplies to help people affected in disputed territory after an appeal was me by International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). Speaking to press, UK’s foreign minister said that country will supply dressing kits, bands, blankets, food parcels, and basic hygiene items to vulnerable communities living in conflicted region.

Furr, in a televised dress, Raab urged warring sides to eng with OSCE Minsk Group and seek a peaceful negotiation, a political solution which people of region desperately needs. According to UK’s Foreign Office, ICRC urged nations to provide Nagor-Karabakh with humanitarian assistance of USD 9 million. An OCHA release confirmed that civilians devastated in Nagor-Karabakh conflict will receive urgent medical supplies, food, and safer shelters from a new UK aid pack.

Since confrontation broke out in September in one of largest escalations of hostilities between military forces Armenia and Azerbaijan, tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee ir homes, with growing numbers of civilian casualties and dam to homes and vital infrastructure. “People injured in fighting, including children caught in crossfire, will receive life-saving treatment at health facilities or from emergency responders supported by ICRC,” United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. 

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“With this emergency support to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Red Cross of Armenia and Red Crescent of Azerbaijan will deliver food packs, blankets, hygiene items and or urgently needed help to civilians who were forced to flee due to hostilities,” UN OCHA appealed.

Funds for crisis recovery

According to European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (EU), conflict has brought emergency aid close to €400,000 for civilians which were urgently needed to cover most urgent needs of civilians that suffered in rigorous fighting. Meanwhile, Commissioner for Crisis Manment Janez Lenarčič said that while funds are being raised for crisis recovery, EU calls for an immediate end to hostilities that have claimed umpteen civilian lives. “We are extremely concerned about deterioration of humanitarian situation, given upcoming cold season and aggravating coronavirus pandemic,” he ded. 

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