7.5 million of this amount is intended, in particular, for training and equipping Ukrainian sappers.
Canada will allocate more than 21 million Canadian dollars (16 million US dollars) for the implementation of projects in Ukraine. Funds will be distributed among six projects.
“Canada’s contribution of more than $21 million in project funding is aimed at strengthening the security, accountability and stabilization of Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression,” the Canadian government website says.
Tetra Tech will receive most of the allocated amount. It will be allocated 7.5 million dollars intended for the training and provision of equipment for Ukrainian sappers. In addition, the money will be used to raise the awareness of the Ukrainian population about mine danger.
The Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict will receive about $5 million. These funds will be used to support victims of sexual violence and help law enforcement agencies document such crimes.
In addition, $4.8 million will be sent to the organization Alinea International, which is involved in reforming the National Police in a military context. Another 3 million dollars will be transferred to the account of the German Marshall Fund of the USA to support Ukrainian media and civil society in the liberated territories.
It is noted that the rest of the funds will be distributed between the OSCE Ukraine Support Program and the Women’s Initiative for Gender Justice organization.
The war in Ukraine: Canada’s role
At the end of January, Canada promised to transfer 4 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and to send Canadian military personnel to help European countries to train Ukrainian military personnel. Already on February 6, the first of the promised tanks arrived in Poland.
Earlier it was reported that Canada will hand over 200 Senator armored cars to Ukraine as part of military assistance to repel Russian aggression.
In addition, in early February, the Canadian government imposed new sanctions against Russia due to its full-scale war against Ukraine. The new list includes 38 individuals and 16 legal entities involved in spreading disinformation and propaganda of the Russian Federation.
