border, but the cost and the paperwork, people are being asked to donate cash instead. but now 15 charities have launched a joint fundraising appeal. the disasters emergency committee will provide aid to the more than 1 million emergency committee will provide aid to the more than1 million people, mainly women and children, who have been crossing the border into poland, often in freezing conditions. poland, often in freezing conditions. , ., ., conditions. many of us would have never envisaged conditions. many of us would have never envisaged launching - conditions. many of us would have never envisaged launching a - never envisaged launching a humanitarian appeal in the heart of europe in 2022. tragically, that s exactly where we find ourselves today. the last time the dac launched an appeal in europe was over 20 years ago for kosovo that the ec. at that time, we thought, never again. the ec. at that time, we thought, never again- the ec. at that time, we thought, never aaain.