The Australian government has donated $2 million (US$1.5 million) to an alliance of 15 charities that has formed to provide aid to Ukraine during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “To enhance the response of Australian NGOs and their partners in the region, we will provide $2 million to the Emergency Action Alliance Ukraine Appeal (EAA),” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a joint statement on March 20. The charities involved in the alliance are ActionAid, Caritas, ChildFund, Oxfam, Save the Children Australia, Tearfund, Care Australia, Act For Peace and Australia for UNHCR, ADRA, Australian Lutheran World Service, Anglican Overseas Aid, Baptist World Aid, Christian Blind Mission International Australia, and Plan International. Some of the charities are already in Ukraine or along its border, responding or planning to respond, to the need for aid in Ukraine, by providing refugees with trauma and medical care, water, food, and protection. EAA Executive Director Kerren …