1. Discuss the conflict and your humanitarian efforts here.
  2. Can I make a request straight from the off to keep politics out of this topic please, seen enough conspiracy theorists pop up on FB. It seems you can’t just express thoughts and sympathies for people anymore without getting fed a whole lot of other BS.
  3. Uhhmm, it is a war. It is a global conflict that is directly and indirectly affecting us. U2 is a political band that encourages discussion and activisim but also have publically commented on the conflict.
  4. That's not Deans point.
  5. Politics and war are intertwined. Your point about conspiracy has been noted. If you are going to talk about the conflict, you are going to have to talk about politics.
  6. I think it would be good if pawelp shared his expereinces at the moment with the forum.
  7. This one will not be moderated.
  8. https://www.chernobyl-international.com/donate/

    UKRAINIAN CRISIS

    28 Feb 2022


    Over the past several days, we have all watched in dread as the horrific invasion of Ukraine unfolds. It’s heartbreaking because CCI Board, staff, volunteers, and supporters hold very special ties to the peoples of Ukraine and Belarus, and over the years have come to treasure many personal relationships. Many of you have contacted us to voice the very question that is being asked the world over: “What can I do to help?”

    In the “fog of war” it can be hard to immediately know what to do. We are in the early days of a new reality that will unwind for weeks, months and years ahead — and for now the situation changes from minute to minute. For over 30 years, CCI has cultivated deep, substantive ties in Ukraine and Belarus, at a personal, professional, and diplomatic level. We are in touch daily with our Ukrainian colleagues in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Lviv. Just in the past weeks, we were able to accelerate the visit of a heart surgery team to Lviv, Ukraine, where they saved young lives — and we safely evacuated the surgical team just as the danger came to a head. We are also ensuring that our programmes in Belarus continue to operate, providing the services that are so desperately needed by so many there. Their welfare and the children and families we support are our priority. We are watching the developments closely and are in regular contact with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

    While the situation unfolds, we are already looking at the best ways for CCI to help. We are coordinating closely with the Irish government and diplomatic colleagues, as well as our contacts “on the ground” to determine the best course of action that adheres to our brief and makes use of our expertise and experience in helping children and families affected by Chernobyl. If you would like to support immediate humanitarian needs in Ukraine, we urge you to contact one of the many organisations that are experts in this sphere and are on the ground providing urgent assistance. We recommend the UNICEF Ireland Ukraine Appeal here and the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal here.

    We have launched a petition to appeal to the Irish Government to do all they can to ensure that the Chernobyl Nuclear Exclusion Zone is declared a ‘War Free Zone’. You can help us by signing this petition here: https://chng.it/DYvGXd2mgd

  9. Originally posted by miryclay:Politics and war are intertwined. Your point about conspiracy has been noted. If you are going to talk about the conflict, you are going to have to talk about politics.
    Your last point isn’t true really, you can express sympathy and even be helpful without talking about politics so you’re talking nonsense. Why would we want to talk ‘about the conflict’ are we needing a debate about whether it’s right or not? Don’t think so. There’s plenty of sources out there for news, both of the true and made up variety. I’m all for people on a U2 site giving their support both physically with helping and verbally wishing them as positive an outcome as possible but sitting typing an opinion is useful to nobody. The above post by pawelp absolutely fine, good in fact that a petition has been highlighted (which I’ve just signed) , seems like a more than sensible post giving us insight without really going into opinions on political matters. But when you do open the doors to opinions on politics the BS soon comes with it and you need to put up with that unfortunately as you’ve opened the door to it which is pretty insensitive if nothing else during this time.