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Polish PM to attend UN webinar on refugee support

28.04.2022 08:30
Poland’s prime minister is on Thursday set to take part in an online seminar co-organised by the United Nations to discuss support for war refugees.
Polish Prime Ministers Office in Warsaw.
Polish Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw.PAP/Albert Zawada

During the global event, Mateusz Morawiecki will outline the situation of Ukrainian war refugees in Poland and the needs of people displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials told reporters. 

“The webinar is designed to explore how global companies can support refugees in the medium and long term,” according to the Polish government spokesman, Piotr Müller.

Polish PM to open event

Morawiecki’s speech will open the virtual meeting, which will be jointly held by the Boston Consulting Group and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Müller said in a statement.

Mateusz Morawiecki postuluje, aby banki podniosły oprocentowanie lokat i depozytów Mateusz Morawiecki. Photo: PAP/Zbigniew Meissner

Chaired by BCG’s Managing Director Mathieu Lamiaux, the webinar will also feature deputy UNHCR chief Kelly T. Clements; the CEO of the Polish e-commerce company Allegro, Francois Nuyts; and a representative for the refugee community, among others, reporters were told.

Poland welcomes 3 million war refugees

Ahead of the webinar, Müller noted that Poland had welcomed around 3 million people fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine and was also “serving as a huge logistics hub” for humanitarian aid to its eastern neighbour.

Thursday is day 64 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(pm/gs)

Source: PAP, gov.pl