New Zealand to assign almost $2 mln for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine

WASHINGTON. Dec 14 (Interfax) - New Zealand will assign $1.9 million for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said.

"New Zealand will provide an additional 3 million [New Zealand dollars] through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)," Mahuta said.

According to Mahuta, the funds will be mostly spent on medical goods and equipment, as well as power transformers and generators.

"This latest contribution is in addition to the 7.93 million [New Zealand dollars] in humanitarian assistance," she said.