'We need diapers. We need briefs. We need hygiene products. Anything from bandages, needles and syringes,' said Motrja Watters with the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee.
PHILADELPHIA -- As a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Ukraine, U.N. Relief Chief Martin Griffiths estimated that more than $1 billion will be needed in aid -- including"food, shelter, health care, water, sanitation and protection" -- over the next three months."It's going to get into a crisis mode," said Motrja Watters of the organization.
On Monday night, Watters took Action News inside their building where boxes and boxes of items have been collected."We need diapers. We need briefs. We need hygiene products. Anything from bandages, needles and syringes," said Watters. "It's going to Poland. It's going to clear Customs in Poland. And from Poland, it's going to go to Ukraine," said Watters.
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