Posted: 22:01, 26 March 2022 | Updated: 23:42, 26 March 2022
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom greeted the readers of Mail on Sunday last night after seeing firsthand how his extraordinary generosity helps the terrified refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The Lord of the Rings star visited a center in Moldova run by Unicef, the UN children’s charity, which has received 500 500,000 from a call that broke the Mail Force record. At the center, women and children receive assistance and can rest after crossing the border into Ukraine. An estimated 1.8 million children have fled the war-torn nation last month, with tens of thousands crossing into Moldova. Orlando Bloom, UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador, visited Ukrainian refugees in a center in Moldova. More than 1.8 million children have been forced to flee the war zone The 45-year-old actor said: “I met children, mothers and grandmothers who escaped the horror and fear of the war in Ukraine. “Some had seen their neighborhoods bombed and many had left their loved ones behind.” Bloom, a 45-year-old Unicef ambassador, said: “I met children, mothers and grandmothers who escaped the horrors of war in Ukraine. Some had seen their neighborhoods bombed and many had left their loved ones behind. “Watching children and their mothers relax at Unicef Blue Dot in Moldova makes a big difference. I have seen the support they provide to families in catastrophic situations. We thank the readers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday and the Mail Force for your generous donation in support of Unicef’s work in the Ukraine crisis. ‘ Since the launch of the Mail Force a month ago, readers have been flooded with more than 67,500 checks, as well as a flood of online donations. The total raised now stands at more than 9 9.1 million, with funds being donated to charities such as the Refugee Council, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and The Halo Trust, whose volunteers are preparing to clear landmines. During his two-day visit, Bloom also visited Moldexpo, an exhibition center in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, which has been turned into a refugee center. There he met a family of five who had fled with only the clothes they were wearing. “Many of the families and children I spoke to have not only left their homes, but also school, friends, family members and almost everything they have,” said Bloom, who has a 19-month-old daughter with the wife of pop star Katy Perry and an 11-year-old son from his first marriage. “As a father, I can not imagine the upset and confusion they must feel.” Unicef is also helping about 450 children sheltered at subway stations in Kharkov, a city in northeastern Ukraine that has been hit by Russian forces for weeks. Assistance staff provide art therapy, toys, books, and emotional support. During his two-day visit, Bloom also visited Moldexpo, an exhibition center in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, which has been turned into a refugee center. The Mail Force appeal began with a 500 500,000 donation from The Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail’s parent company, DMGT, at the personal request of President Lord Rothermere and his wife Lady Rothermere. A team works around the clock to assess how donated money can best be spent. The Mail Force appeal began with a 500 500,000 donation from The Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail’s parent company, DMGT, at the personal request of President Lord Rothermere and his wife Lady Rothermere. A team works around the clock to assess how donated money can best be spent. Among the latest donations are 500 500 from historian and author Lady Antonia Fraser Pinter, 89, who accompanied her donation with a handwritten note of “good luck” and £ 5,000 from a 78-year-old woman whose Jewish relatives died in the Netherlands. in the Holocaust and whose 97-year-old husband left Nazi Germany as a boy.
