Polish aid

For many years, the State Fire Service (SFS) of Poland has been involved in international development assistance and aid programmes. Within the Polish Aid programme, the State Fire Service supports the establishment and development of fire service units and training centres in Georgia and Ukraine. It is also involved in the organisation of specialised education systems: it organises courses to train the trainers of future firefighters and trains firefighters in the area of road, water and chemical rescue operations

According to preliminary data (as of 15 March 2021), Poland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) amounted to PLN 3.13 billion in 2020.

– Today Poland is once again fulfilling its obligation towards those affected by a humanitarian crisis – we are sharing what we can with a country facing problems in the aftermath of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In response to the Armenian government’s call for humanitarian assistance, we are providing the civilian population affected by armed conflict with urgent material aid: bedding, blankets, towels, digital thermometers, disinfectant liquid, and manometers – said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Paweł Jabłoński on an airlift of humanitarian aid dispatched to Yerevan on 15 April 2021 at Kraków Airport.

According to the United Nations’ estimates, the availability of clean and safe drinking water can fall down as much as by 40% during the forthcoming decade. Until 2050, the demand for water will double, and over a half of the world’s population will be at risk of water scarcity.

The Development Cooperation Policy Council has unanimously adopted the Development Cooperation Plan for 2021. The meeting was chaired by the National Coordinator for Development Cooperation, Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński.

In many places in the world, women and girls are more at risk of poverty and hunger than men. In developing countries they represent the majority of the unemployed, and as many as 75% of them work illegally.

In 2020, a three-year project to support deaf-blind people in Georgia was completed. The three years of operating the project resulted in more intense activities of four clubs located in Tbilisi, Batumi, Telavi and Zugdidi that reunite more than 150 deaf-blind people.

Polish aid in Lebanon was provided mostly by non-governmental organisations and the Polish diplomatic mission in cooperation with local entities.

Following two years of cooperation, the Polish Ministry of Investment Funds and Regional Policy completed a development programme to support the Georgian administration in producing final investment promotion plans for selected regions.