Polish aid

“Building resilience is one of the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jakub Wiśniewski presented Poland’s goals in the area of international development and humanitarian cooperation during his speech to the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE).

Supporting the building of resilience in public institutions and societies in developing countries as well as the issue of development financing were the main topics of discussion during the informal Council for Foreign Affairs in the format of Ministers for Development (FAC DEV) on 10-11 February 2025 in Warsaw.

Due to prolonged stress, the citizens of Ukraine struggle with bad psychological condition. Caritas Polska comes to their aid by providing access to psychological care.

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has demonstrated unprecedented solidarity with refugees from Ukraine, spending billions of dollars to ensure that refugees have access to education, healthcare, and social welfare on par with Polish citizens. At the same time, Poland has stepped up on the world stage to support UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Agency’s operations in Sudan, Ukraine, Syria, and Armenia, contributing over USD 3.7 million in 2024 – a record amount for Poland.

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Warsaw with the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Marko Bošnjak.

On Wednesday, 4 December, Poland and Sweden held consultations on development cooperation in Stockholm. Deputy Foreign Minister Jakub Wiśniewski met with Diana Janse, Sweden’s State Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and Jakob Granit, the Director-General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

The ministerial conference, organised at the initiative of Egypt and with the support of the UN, was held in Cairo on 2 December 2024. Its main purpose was to build political support for an end to the Gaza conflict and strengthen humanitarian efforts, as well as mobilise additional resources to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Poland provides €25 million to EIB fund supporting critical recovery projects in Ukraine. Polish contribution increases size of EU for Ukraine Fund to nearly €400 million.

The talks between Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Jakub Wiśniewski and State Secretary for Development Policy Lotte Machon of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs centred on the priorities of the Polish and Danish presidencies with respect to development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Poland and Denmark will consecutively hold Council of the EU presidencies in 2025.

When visiting New York on 15–18 July, Minister Wiśniewski spoke during the general debate of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and in the High-Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). He also opened an accompanying event co-organised by Poland concerning the role of resilient infrastructure in ensuring food security.