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The aid trail to Ukraine

The Ukrainian refugee crisis has prompted an outpouring of support from around the world, but is it better to donate goods or money? And how do you sustain aid going forwards?

Millions of Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion began, some leaving with little more than the clothes on their backs. It's prompted an outpouring of support from around the world - with ordinary people loading lorries with donations and shipping them thousands of miles to help refugees. We follow the aid trail from a small business in north west England to the Ukrainian border and explore whether it's better to give goods or money.

We'll hear from Bob Kitchen, the International Rescue Committee's head of emergencies about giving cash directly to refugees and from Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, Head of Global Communications at UNHCR about sustaining the support going forwards.

Presenter: Helen Ledwick
Reporter/Producer: Jo Critcher

(Image: Aid lorry; Credit: Jason Shinks, Recycling Lives)

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18 minutes

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Mon 4 Apr 2022 07:32GMT

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