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1 InternationalOrganizationforMigration,MissioninUkraine www.iom.org.ua
Monthly reportMigration
fortheBenefitofAll
IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to InternAlly DISplACeD perSonS In UKrAIne
IoM–MoM
• 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
2
ternopil
405
lviv
hIghlIghtS
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.
18 noveMber 2014
IOMpartnerNGOinKhmelnytskyi(WesternUkraine)buyswarmclothes fordisplacedchildrenfromHorlivkaandMakiivka(DonetskRegion)
Enlargedversionofthemaponpage4
IOM–MOM
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IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to InternAlly DISplACeD perSonS In UKrAIne
Monthly report, 18 noveMber 2014
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.
Monthly report, 18 noveMber 2014
IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to InternAlly DISplACeD perSonS In UKrAIne
IoM-MoM
lIfe Story
IOM assIsts dIalysIs patIents frOM luhansk regIOn
DisplacedpersonsonhemodialysisarevisitedbyIOMpartnerNGOinDnipropetrovsk(EasternUkraine).Aspeoplelefttheirhomeswithminimalbelongings,IOMsupportedthemwithwarmblanketsandrobes(picturedbelow)
IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE
IOM–MOM
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Monthly report, 18 noveMber 2014
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
IoM’S reSponSe MAp
IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE
IOM–MOM
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Monthly report, 18 noveMber 2014
for fUrther InforMAtIon pleASe ContACt:
IoM’S ASSIStAnCe to IDpS In UKrAIne IS SUpporteD by:
Ms.VarvaraZhluktenko,IOMUkraine’sCommunicationsOfficer, [email protected],+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.
