Humanitarian assistance

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is scheduled to sign into law a bill that will donate nearly $645,000 to humanitarian assistance programs for the people of Ukraine. Scott and other top state officials will be holding a signing ceremony on the Statehouse steps in Montpelier on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Scott called on the Legislature to appropriate from the general fund…

A Massachusetts woman who emigrated to the United States from Ukraine over a decade ago has raised over half a million dollars for humanitarian assistance for the people of her home country. “All of us right now are very, very worried about our relatives,” said Katya Malakhova. “It’s very hard. But we’re trying to stay strong because if my...

Katya Malakhova, a Newton resident who is originally from Ukraine, has raised over half a million dollars in relief funds for Ukrainians.

Afghanistan’s tragedy will be less visible when the airlifts end, but the crisis will be a “daily reality for millions of Afghans,” the UN’s Filippo Grandi said.