World Bank approves $723m financial package for the War in Ukraine
The bank said it is continuing to work on another $3bn packages of support in the coming months for the country.
It also promised extra help for neighbouring countries that are taking in more than 1.7m refugees, which are primarily women, children and the elderly.
The financial package for Ukraine includes a $100m pledge from the UK.
"The World Bank Group is taking quick action to support Ukraine and its people in the face of the violence and extreme disruption caused by the Russian invasion".
The bank said the funds would help Ukraine's government provide critical services, including wages for hospital workers, pensions for the elderly and social programmes for the vulnerable.
The package includes a $350m loan, augmented by about $139m through guarantees from the Netherlands and Sweden.
It is also made up of $134m in grants from Britain, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania and Iceland, and $100m of financing from Japan.
Last week was "a catastrophe" for the world, cutting global economic growth.
"The war in Ukraine comes at a bad time for the world because inflation was already rising," he said.He stressed that his biggest concern was "about the pure human loss of lives".
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