Matt Salusbury, London Freelance Branch writes:
THE NUJ’s National Executive Council has had enquiries from Branch officers about which organisations members should donate to in support of Ukrainian journalists. NUJ General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet and Jim Boumela, who sits on the Independent Federation of Journalists (IFJ) steering committee, recommend that members thinking of giving should donate exclusively to the IFJ Safety Fund.
Jim reports that the NUJ, via the IFJ (of which the NUJ is an affiliate), is in almost daily contact with the two Ukrainian IFJ affiliates: the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine and the Independent Media Union of Ukraine. The priorities these unions have identified and for which they require support are protective equipment for Ukrainian journalists covering the conflict and assistance in moving the headquarters of one of the affiliate unions to a safer location in western Ukraine.
And don’t forget the journalists and their families who are still in need in Afghanistan and those who have had to flee Afghanistan. They still need our support more than ever.
If you wish to give to relief efforts here and abroad there are a number of domestic and international charities dealing with Ukrainian refugees. In particular the Government has pledged to match donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee at this time.
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