IOM #Ukraine Monthly Report, 18 November 2014

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IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to InternAlly DISplACeD perSonS In UKrAIne

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• Thetotalnumberofinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs)fromCrimeaandDonbas(EasternUkraine)exceeded460,000asof17November,accordingtotheStateEmergencyServiceofUkraine.

• TheUkrainianParliamentadoptedthelong-awaitedlawensuringtherightsandfreedomsofIDPson20October2014.

• IOMassistedalmost6,000vulnerableIDPsin13regionsofUkraineasofmid-November.

• 160,000IDPshaveregisteredundertherecentlyadoptedGovernmentDecreeasof12Novem-ber,theMinistryofSocialPolicyreports.

• Atleast4,035killed(including298fromflightMH-17)and9,336woundedineasternUkraineasof29October(source:OHCHR/WHO).

IOM’s assIstance tO Internally dIsplaced persOns (Idps) In UkraIneAs of 18 November 2014

464,898total number of Idps in Ukraine according to the state emergency service

5,853 number of Idps assisted by IOM

2,441 (42%)women

2,248 (38%)children

non-food items

Hygiene Medical treatment, medicine,

psychological support

legal counselling

specialized nourishment

IOM’s assIstance tO Idps In UkraIne

Is sUppOrted By:

U.S. Department of State Bureau

of Population, Refugees, and Migration

UN Central Emergency

Response Fund

1,164 (20%)men

612

576

5771,202

312

Ivano-Frankivsk

khmelnytskyi

LutskRivne

Zhytomyr

Chernivtsi

Uzhorod

Cherkasy

Kirovohrad

Chernihiv

Luhansk

Donetsk

Simferopol

Poltava

Sumy

Vinnytsia

dnipropetrovsk

Zaporizhia

kharkiv

509

241

108 448

270

Odesa

Mariupol

kherson

Mykolaiv

kyiv591

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ternopil

405

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IoM’S reSponSe to DAteIOMistargetingvulnerableIDPsin13regionsofUkrainehostingover65percentofthedisplacedpopulation.WithfundingfromtheU.S.,Norway,Switzer-land,andtheUN,IOMhasassistedalmost6,000displacedasofmid-November–themajoritybeingwomenandchildren(80percent)–withthedistributionofreliefsuchaswarmclothesandshoes,blankets,householdandhygienicitems,medicine,schoolsuppliesanduniforms.AssitancewasprovidedtoIDPsinKharkiv,Dnipropetrovsk,Zaporizhia,Vinnytsia,Khmelnytskyi,Ivano-Frankivsk,Donetsk,Kherson,Mykolaiv,Odesa,Ternopil,LvivandKyivregions.Furthermore,IOMhasbeenprovidingIDPswithpsycho-socialandlegalsupport.IOMisactingthroughitscountry-widenetworkofNGOpartnersandinclosecooperationwithgovernmentauthoritiesandtheUNpartners.

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IOMpartnerNGOinKhmelnytskyi(WesternUkraine)buyswarmclothes fordisplacedchildrenfromHorlivkaandMakiivka(DonetskRegion)

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IOMpartnerNGOinVinnytsia(WesternUkraine)providesIDPswithwarmblanketsandwintershoes

Given the high risk of IDPs falling in the hands oftraffickers, and reported cases of fraudulent offersforworkorrefugeestatusabroadtargetedat IDPs,IOM has re-upped its awareness information cam-paign about the risks of modern-day slavery.

A special leaflet on counter-traffickingwas produced for distribution to

IDPs.Forthetimebeing,20,000copies will be distributed

in 13 regions of Ukrainebytheendoftheyear

asapilotinitiative.

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WhengoingtotheLuhanskcityhemodialysis[1]centreonahotsummerdayattheendofJuly2014,Tamara*,58,couldhardlyimaginethatshewouldneithercomehomethateveningnorforthenextthreemonths.To-getherwiththeother50hemodialysispatientsthereon thatbalmyafternoon, shewas spirited from thehospitalstraighttotherailwaystationandtransferredtoDnipropetrovskbythehospital’smedicalstaff.Thatwasperfecttiming,as theverynextdaythestationcameunderwitheringartilleryfire.Inonesense,thepatientswererelievedtoleaveLu-hansk,sincethedialysiscenterwasbeginningtobeappropriatedforthetreatmentofwoundedcombat-ants.Dnipropetrovskcityhospital#4,whichagreedtohostthepatients,senttenambulancestomeetthemattherailwaystationuponarrival.Thatwasthebeginningoftheirnewlifeandhospital#4becametheirnewhome.Tamaraandherfellowpatientsarewhollydependentondialysis.Likemostofthepatientsatheradvancedstageofkidneyfailure,shehastospenduptosixhoursthreetimesaweekundergoingthisbloodfilteringprocedurependingakidneytrans-plant.Dialysisisexpensive,andrequiresadvancedequipmentandmedicalsupplies.

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IOM assIsts dIalysIs patIents frOM luhansk regIOn

DisplacedpersonsonhemodialysisarevisitedbyIOMpartnerNGOinDnipropetrovsk(EasternUkraine).Aspeoplelefttheirhomeswithminimalbelongings,IOMsupportedthemwithwarmblanketsandrobes(picturedbelow)

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OnlyafewofthepatientsfromLuhanskcanaffordtoliveinDnipropetrovskduetotheirunstablefinancialsituations,saysTamara.FromSiverodonetsk(LuhanskRegion),sheworkedformostofherlifeasalibrarianatthelocalresearchcentrebeforeretirement.ShehadtocommutetoLuhanskforhemodialysisandmorethan100kilometersonewaybecauseofthelackofasimilarcentreinhertown,whichalreadyplacedquiteafinancialburdenonhershoulders.Now,sincetheonsetofhostilities,hersonhashadtomovehisfamilyofwifeandtwotoddlerstoKyivRegion.HeisstrugglingtomakealivingworkingatasmalllocalfactorythereandwaitingforthechancetoreturntoSiverodonetsk.Tamaracannotaskformoneyfromhim.Andmostofthepatientsareinasimilarsituation,inthattheirfamiliescannotsupportthemfinancially.Moreover,someofthemdonotevenhaveaplacetoreturnto,astheirhouseshavebeendestroyed.“Wearesogratefultoeveryonewhotriedtohelpus,andespeciallytotheDnipropetrovskcharitableNGO’Promin’,theIOMpartnerorganizationinthecitywhobroughtusbathrobesandduvetcovers.WeleftLuhanskinthemiddleofthesummer,hadnowarmclotheswithusandthehospitalcoversaresothin”,saidTamara.Thoughshefoundherselfinanunexpectedanddiresituation,shedidn’tpanic,andnotonlykepthercomposurebutalsomanagedtoleadcoordinationwithotherpatientsandassistinvolunteerwork.Shesaystheywouldstandtobenefitfromimprovednutritionandasufficientsupplyofmedicine.MostoftheIDPsfromLuhanskandDonetskwishtoreturntotheirhomessoonbutdon’tknowwhetherthiscouldbepos-sible,admitsTamara.

[1] Inhemodialysis,anartificialkidneyisusedtocleansethepatient’sbloodbyremovewaste,extrachemicalsandfluid.* Thenamehasbeenchangedtoprotectprivacy

IOM’s assIstance tO Internally dIsplaced persOns (Idps) In UkraIneAs of 18 November 2014

464,898total number of Idps in Ukraine according to the state emergency service

5,853 number of Idps assisted by IOM

2,441 (42%)women

2,248 (38%)children

non-food items

Hygiene Medical treatment, medicine,

psychological support

legal counselling

specialized nourishment

IOM’s assIstance tO Idps In UkraIne

Is sUppOrted By:

U.S. Department of State Bureau

of Population, Refugees, and Migration

UN Central Emergency

Response Fund

1,164 (20%)men

612

576

5771,202

312

Ivano-Frankivsk

khmelnytskyi

LutskRivne

Zhytomyr

Chernivtsi

Uzhorod

Cherkasy

Kirovohrad

Chernihiv

Luhansk

Donetsk

Simferopol

Poltava

Sumy

Vinnytsia

dnipropetrovsk

Zaporizhia

kharkiv

509

241

108 448

270

Odesa

Mariupol

kherson

Mykolaiv

kyiv591

2

ternopil

405

lviv

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IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE

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for fUrther InforMAtIon pleASe ContACt:

IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to IDpS In UKrAIne IS SUpporteD by:

Ms.VarvaraZhluktenko,IOMUkraine’sCommunicationsOfficer, vzhluktenko@iom.int,+380445685015,+380674479792

U.S.DepartmentofStateBureauofPopulation,

Refugees,andMigration

UNCentralEmergency

ResponseFund

InApril2014,armedgroupsintheDonbasRegionofeasternUkraine(DonetskandLuhansk)begantoseizebuildingsandarms.Asaresultofongoingfightingbetweenarmedgroupsandgovernmentforces,aswellastheeventswhichoccurredintheAutonomousRepublicofCrimea(ARC)inMarch2014,peoplehavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomesandhavebecomeincreasinglyvulnerable.Mosthaveleftwithfewbelongingsandareinneedofshelter,foodandnon-foodassistance,astheirsavingsareoftenmeager,socialbenefitstaketimetore-register,andlivelihoodsoptionsmayberestricted.Concurrently,whilegrassrootsvolunteerorganizations,civilsocietyandhostcommunitieshaveprovidedarobustresponsetotheimmedi-ateneedsofIDPs,theeconomiccrisisinUkrainehashamperedtheircapacitytoprovidehumanitarianassistanceandmoredurablesolutions,inpartthroughemploymentandcommunitystabilization.ThosestayinginDonbasRegion,particularlyinareasaffectedbyfighting,faceimminentsecuritythreats.Theprovisionofbasicserviceshasbeendisrupted,suppliesareincreasinglylimited,andeconomicactivityhasbeencrippled.Ongoingdailyceasefireviolationscontinuetobereported,despitetheceasefireagreedfrom5Septemberandthenine-pointMemorandumagreedinMinskon19September.

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InlinewithIOM’sglobalstrategy,theIOMMissioninUkraineaimsatadvancingtheunderstandingoftheopportunitiesandchal-lengesofmigrationintheUkrainiancontext.Maximizingthoseopportunitiesandminimizingthechallengespresentedbymigra-torymovementsaretheguidingprinciplesofallactivitiesandprogrammestheMissionengagesin.

IOMUkrainefightstraffickinginhumanbeings,assiststheGovernmentinaddressingtheneedsofinternallydisplacedpersonsanddealingwithirregularmigration, improvingitsmigrationmanagementsystem,andcreatingmigrant-inclusivehealthpracticesandpolicies.Atthesametime,IOMUkraineengagesinexploringandpromotingregularchannelsforUkrainianlabourmigrants,harnessingthedevelopmentpotentialofmigration,disseminatingmigrationinformationandmanagingmigrationmovementsandintegrationofethnicminorities,promotingthebenefitsofculturaldiversity,andcounteractingxenophobiaandintolerance.

Duringthe18yearsofitspresenceinUkraine,IOMhasassistedover300,000migrants(Ukrainiansandothernationalities),potentialmigrants,victimsoftraffickingandothervulnerablegroups,directlyorthroughitsprojectpartners.