Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are just two among countless celebrities who have signed up for a social media campaign showing support to Ukraine in their time of need.
The global social media rally is supported by Global Citizen and is taking place ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday, April 9) “Stand Up For Ukraine” event in Warsaw, Poland. The event aims to mobilize significant funding to help vulnerable civilians impacted by the conflict and to support refugees everywhere.
Earlier today, Ozzy and Sharon shared the following message: “We’re standing up for Ukraine, What we’ve seen is heart-wrenching, and we’re answering the call from those on the ground in Ukraine. World leaders are meeting tomorrow to decide how much funding they are giving to support refugees. We need them to stand up for refugees everywhere and contribute the billions needed for this crisis.”
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Ozzy and Sharon’s son Jack traveled to Romania just over a week ago to assist those Ukrainians fleeing the country. “I saw aspects of humanity at its worst yet also at its greatest,” he wrote at the time. “Whilst working along the border I saw waves and waves of refugees, mainly women and children all fleeing their country in hopes of finding safety.”
The social media rally is encouraging citizens to call on governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals to donate to humanitarian efforts for Ukraine and refugees from conflicts worldwide, such as Yemen, South Sudan, and Afghanistan.
Together, the “Stand Up For Ukraine” pledging event and rally seek to raise billions of dollars to bolster the United Nations’ flash funding appeal to assist the more than 3.7 million refugees who have fled Ukraine, the 6.5 million people displaced within the country, and other global humanitarian priorities.
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