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Sean Penn - Hollywood actor, director, co-founder and CEO of the global crisis relief CORE NGO - will work together with Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski to help refugees from Ukraine and support volunteers working with them. The cooperation agreement was signed on 23 March 2022 at Kraków City Hall. Before arriving at the office, the American delegation visited the relocation and information centre at the Main Railway Station in Kraków.

Since the beginning of the war, Kraków municipal institutions, residents and volunteers have been involved in helping Ukraine. Now you can support those in need not only by collecting gifts or volunteering, but also by making a donation to dedicated bank account. Payments can be made in four currencies, and the transfer title should read "Pomoc dla obywateli Ukrainy / Aid for citizens of Ukraine".

As part of the Appeal addressed by the President of the Organization of the World Heritage Cities (OWHC), Mr. Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków, and referring to the appeal for support addressed to the international community by the Lviv City Council and the Board for the Protection of the Historic Environment of Lviv, the OWHC General Secretariat is launching the “Organization of World Heritage Cities Initiative for Ukrainian Cultural Heritage” (OWHC-IUCH).

All hands on deck. That is the general message of the response given by our partner cities to the appeal of Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Krakow, to help the war-ravaged cities in Ukraine.

In the wake of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine as well as the destructive brutality of the war, the Lviv City Council and the Board for the Protection of the Historic Environment of Lviv, have appealed for support.

An update on the aid activities of Kraków and the Małopolska Region. The voivode's office has invited mayors and district chiefs to work together to create a Regional Coordination Centre for Ukrainian Aid. The aim of the initiative is to prepare aid depots in each poviat. The actions taken will also concern services connected with transport and accommodation.

Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Dominion is celebrated on 3 March.

At a session held on 2 March 2022 the Kraków City Council passed a resolution to strongly oppose Russia's act of aggression in Ukraine. It also unanimously decided to end Kraków's cooperation with Russian partner cities Moscow and St Petersburg.

Practical information on Krakow's support of Ukrainian citizens is regularly updated on the OPEN KRAKÓW website. Below we list some of the actions currently taking place in our city.

Mayor Jacek Majchrowski, who has served as the President of the Organisation of World Heritage Cities since June 2019, has issued an appeal condemning the Russian Federation's actions against Ukraine.