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1 Internaonal Organizaon for Migraon, Mission in Ukraine www.iom.org.ua MONTHLY REPORT Migraon for the Benefit of All IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE IOM–MOM • The total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Crimea and Donbas (Eastern Ukraine) exceeded 1,042,000 as of 17 February, according to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. • IOM assisted almost 39,000 vulnerable IDPs in 16 regions of Ukraine as of late February. • Out of that figure, almost 22,000 IDPs or over 6,500 households received one-me cash assistance whithin an ECHO-funded project in Kharkiv Region, making IOM the biggest cash-assistance provider amongst all aid agencies. • Aid agencies tripled the number of people targeted for assistance in 2015 from 900,000 to 3.2 million. • Over 6,000 killed and 14,740 wounded in Eastern Ukraine as of 2 March according to OHCHR and WHO. HIGHLIGHTS IOM’S RESPONSE TO DATE FEBRUARY 2015 IOM purchased construcon materials to refurbish a former summer camp in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia currently hosng over 30 IDPs Enlarged version of the map on page 6 As the overall number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine has exceeded one million people according to the Ministry of Social Policy, IOM, supported by its donors, connues to pro- vide urgently needed assistance to vulnerable IDPs, focusing on families with two and more children, single mothers and pregnant women, elderly people and persons with disabilies. As of February 2015, IOM’s humanitarian inter- venon has reached out to almost 39,000 peo- ple in 16 regions of Ukraine, hosng about 70% of the overall IDP populaon. 22,000 of them were receiving cash assistance in Kharkiv Region. Through this ECHO-funded iniave, implement- ed by IOM between December 2014 and Febru- ary 2015, IDPs received one-me uncondional cash assistance of EUR 235 in the naonal cur- IOM’S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN UKRAINE As of 2 March 2015 1,042,100 total number of IDPs in Ukraine according to the Ministry of Social Policy 38,831 IDPs assisted by IOM 16,126 (42%) women 13,230 (34%) children 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 Non-food items Hygiene Medical treatment, medicine, psychological support Legal counselling Specialized nourishment 9,475 (24%) men 924 1,171 1,857 25,544 855 Ivano-Frankivsk Khmelnytskyi Lutsk Rivne Zhytomyr Uzhorod Cherkasy Kirovohrad Chernihiv Luhansk Donetsk Simferopol Vinnytsia Dnipropetrovsk Zaporizhia Kharkiv 767 502 1,048 1,333 1,674 Odesa Mariupol Kherson Mykolaiv Kyiv 1,148 353 Ternopil 1,253 Lviv Chernivsti 26 Sumy 262 Cash assistance Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Poltava 114 out of that figure 21,903 IDPs assisted with cash payments from EU
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MONTHLY REPORTMigration
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• The total number of internally displaced persons(IDPs)fromCrimeaandDonbas(EasternUkraine)exceeded1,042,000asof17February,accordingtotheMinistryofSocialPolicyofUkraine.
• IOM assisted almost 39,000 vulnerable IDPsin16regionsofUkraineasoflateFebruary.
• Outofthatfigure,almost22,000IDPsorover6,500households received one-time cash assistancewhithinanECHO-fundedprojectinKharkivRegion,making IOM thebiggest cash-assistanceprovideramongstallaidagencies.
• Aidagenciestripledthenumberofpeopletargetedforassistancein2015from900,000to3.2million.
• Over6,000killedand14,740woundedinEasternUkraine as of 2March according to OHCHR andWHO.
HIGHLIGHTS
IOM’S RESPONSE TO DATE
FEBRUARY 2015
IOMpurchasedconstructionmaterialstorefurbishaformer summercampintheEasternUkrainiancityofZaporizhia currentlyhostingover30IDPs
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As the overall number of internally displacedpersons in Ukraine has exceeded one millionpeopleaccordingtotheMinistryofSocialPolicy,IOM,supportedbyitsdonors,continuestopro-vide urgently needed assistance to vulnerableIDPs, focusing on families with two and morechildren, singlemothers andpregnantwomen,elderlypeopleandpersonswithdisabilities.AsofFebruary2015, IOM’shumanitarian inter-ventionhasreachedouttoalmost39,000peo-plein16regionsofUkraine,hostingabout70%of the overall IDP population. 22,000 of themwerereceivingcashassistanceinKharkivRegion.ThroughthisECHO-fundedinitiative,implement-edbyIOMbetweenDecember2014andFebru-ary2015,IDPsreceivedone-timeunconditionalcashassistanceofEUR235 in thenationalcur-
IOM’s huManItarIan assIstance tO Internally dIsplaced persOns (Idps) In ukraIneAs of 2 March 2015
1,042,100total number of Idps in ukraine according to the Ministry of social policy
38,831 Idps assisted by IOM
16,126 (42%)women
13,230 (34%)children 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
non-food items
hygiene Medical treatment, medicine,
psychological support
legal counselling
specialized nourishment
9,475 (24%)men
924
1,1711,857
25,544
855
Ivano-Frankivsk
khmelnytskyi
LutskRivne
Zhytomyr
Uzhorod
Cherkasy
Kirovohrad
Chernihiv
Luhansk
Donetsk
Simferopol
Vinnytsia
dnipropetrovsk
Zaporizhia
kharkiv
767
502
1,0481,333
1,674
Odesa
Mariupol
kherson
Mykolaiv
kyiv1,148
353
ternopil
1,253
lviv
chernivsti
26
sumy
262
cash assistance
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
poltava
114out of that figure 21,903 Idps assisted with cash payments from eu
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rencyperhouseholdforbasicwinterneeds–warmclothing,utilities,heating,etc.Theprojectfocusedonthemostvulnerablehouseholds,i.e.disabledorelderlyandfamilieswithmanychildren.
Accordingtothepost-distributionmonitoring,conductedbytheIOMteamviatelephoneandface-to-faceinterviewswith1,322households,allrespondentsreportedthatthecashassistancewasprovidedinaconvenientwayandhelpedthemtocovertheirmostsubstantialneeds.However,only65%weresatisfiedwiththeamount,andone-thirdstateditwasnotsufficienttocovertheneedsofallmembersofthehousehold.
Forty-sixpercentofthesurveyedbeneficiariessaidthattheirfamiliesspentthemoneyonwinterizationpurposesex-clusively:7%forutilities’expensesand39%forwarmclothes.Twenty-onepercentuseditformedication,healthcareservicesandmedicalequipment,and16%forfood.Ninety-fourpercentofthehouseholdssplitthecashassistanceoverseveraloptions.
AnIDPpickinguphisenvelopecontainingthecashassistanceatabankcounterinKharkiv
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IOMprovidedcoaltokeepnearly140IDPsstayinginarecre-ationcentreinOdesawarmforthenextthreemonths
KEYSOURCESOFIDPS’INCOME*
IDPS’INCOMELEVEL(PERPERSONPERMONTHINUAH)*
AMOUNTIDPSSPENDFORRENT(PERMONTH,UAH)*
* Based on IOM’s telephone and face-to-face interviews with 1,322 IDP households in Kharkiv Region, conducted in February 2015
According to thesurvey, themain incomesources forthe IDPs are pension (29%), Government assistance(34%), and salary (13%). The income level per dis-placed person remains very low. Themajority of therespondents reported a monthly income betweenUAH500andUAH1,500(astheUkrainianhryvniahassufferedseveredevaluation,nowthesesumsareonlyEUR15–EUR45).
Two-thirds of the surveyed IDPs expressed the inten-tion to remain in the area of their displacement inKharkivRegion,around10%expressedthewishtore-turnhome,and20%arecurrentlyunabletodecideonewayortheother.
IOMhasexpandeditsassistancetoalsofocusonlong-termsolutionsinordertoprovideintegrationopportu-nitiesandlivelihoodsupportforIDPs,andtoassisthostcommunities. EU andNorwegian-fundedmicro-enter-prise and self-employment training schemes for IDPsarecurrentlytargetingover1,200people.
Inaddition,arecentlyconfirmedUSD1.4millioncontri-butionfromJapanwillaimtoensurethatpeoplelivinginselectedcommunitiesintheDonbasregionwillhaveaccess to social and public infrastructure, and betterlivelihoodopportunities.
Theprojectwillhelptorenovateandupgradeinfrastruc-tureincludingsocial,educationalandmedicalfacilities,aswellasproviding livelihoodopportunities forsome300people,thatwillbenefitthewholecommunity.
34%
salarypensionGovernmentassistancetoIDPs
upto500500–1,5001,500–2,500
socialpaymentshelpfromrelativesassistancefromcivilsocietyandinternationalorganizations
2,500–3,5003,500–5,000Over5,000
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Borys*returnedtohisnativevillageinVinnytsiaRegionlastyear.Alas,thiswasnotanordinaryreturntohisroots,ashehadtofleefromconflictinLuhanskRegionwherehehadlivedforalmost40years.Heusedtochairapublicutilitycompanyandalsohadhisownbusinessproducingfencingandtomb-stones.WhentheconflictinEasternUkrainestarted,Boryshadtoquithisjobandshutdownhissmallbusiness.“MycarwastheonlythingIwasabletotakewithme,”hesays.
Heiscurrentlystayingwithhissister’sfamilyandrenovat-ingavillagehousehehasboughtnextdoor.“Thisplacewasabandonedfor15years,”heexplainsaswewalkthroughtheconstructionsitetoseehisfuturesaunaandagardenwhichstillneedssometreecuttingandcultivation.Therenovationisongoing,andanewfrontyardfenceshinesasabeaconforthewholevillagestreet.IOMsupportedBoryswithbuildingtoolsforhishomerenovation.Later,heattendedamicro-enterprisetrainingforIDPs,conductedbyIOMpartnerNGO“SpringofHope”within aNorway-funded IDP integration
project,andsuccessfullydefendedhisbusinessplanofpro-ducingtilesandpavingstones.Withanupcominggrant,Bo-rysplanstostartproductionwhenspringcomes.“Tilesdonotdryoutproperlyinthecold,”heexplains.
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BorysshowshisfuturegardentoIOMUkraine’sChiefofMissionProfazi(right)andtheteam
NewhomeofBorysneedstobecompletelyrenovated
LIFE STORIES
PAVING THE WAY FOR A NEW LIFE
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Borysimmediatelybecameapopularpersoninthevillage,sincehestartedtraininglocalchildreninmartialarts.Heusedtohave22students,butastrainingisnoteasy,only13childrenremaininthegroup.TheirparentspayBorysasymbolicfeeofUAH50permonth,andthisalsokeepschildrenmotivatedtoattendtraining.
“IdidmyarmyserviceinEastGermanyatthebeginningofthe1970s,”Borystellsus.“ThenIstarteddreamingof‘buildingEurope’inUkraine,inLuhanskRegion.Now,inmy60s,IamfinallyabletolivemydreambyrefiningthisplotherenearVin-nytsia.Amanalwaysneedstohaveadream.Ithelpsyoutokeeppushingforward,”hesays.
A SAFE HAVEN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Tetiana*movedfromKhartsyzkinDonetskRegiontotheWesternUkrainiancityofIvano-FrankivskinAugustlastyearwithhermotherandtwochildren.First,theystayedattheBanderstadthotel,whereIDPscomingtothecityaretemporarilyhosted,andlaterstartedrentingaone-roomflat.IOMprovidedthefamilywithafoldingbed,blankets,pillows,bedlinen,kitchenwareandaheater.
IDPchildrenintheirnewtinyhomeinIvano-Frankivsk
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Tetianagotajobasaprimaryschoolteacher.Herson,whomIOMboughtauniformandschoolbag,isasecondgraderata localschool.AfterTetiana’sdaughterenrolled intoakin-dergarten,thefamily’sgrandmotherwasabletofindajobaswell.Sheworksasacashieratasupermarket.Whenthekidsgotsick,IOMhelpedwithmedicine.AutumnandwinterclothesforthechildrenwerealsopurchasedbyIOM.
LikemanyotherIDPs,TetianathinksthathermovetoWest-ernUkrainewillbedefinite.“Wecannotconsiderreturninghome,”saysTetiana.“WewillstayinIvano-Frankivsk.”
* The names have been changed
IOM’S RESPONSE MAP
IOM’s huManItarIan assIstance tO Internally dIsplaced persOns (Idps) In ukraIneAs of 2 March 2015
1,042,100total number of Idps in ukraine according to the Ministry of social policy
38,831 Idps assisted by IOM
16,126 (42%)women
13,230 (34%)children 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
non-food items
hygiene Medical treatment, medicine,
psychological support
legal counselling
specialized nourishment
9,475 (24%)men
924
1,1711,857
25,544
855
Ivano-Frankivsk
khmelnytskyi
LutskRivne
Zhytomyr
Uzhorod
Cherkasy
Kirovohrad
Chernihiv
Luhansk
Donetsk
Simferopol
Vinnytsia
dnipropetrovsk
Zaporizhia
kharkiv
767
502
1,0481,333
1,674
Odesa
Mariupol
kherson
Mykolaiv
kyiv1,148
353
ternopil
1,253
lviv
chernivsti
26
sumy
262
cash assistance
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
poltava
114out of that figure 21,903 Idps assisted with cash payments from eu
Tetiana’smotherreceivingmedicineforhergrandchildren throughIOM’spartnerNGOCaritasIvano-Frankivsk
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO IDPS IN UKRAINE IS SUPPORTED BY:
Ms.VarvaraZhluktenko,IOMUkraine’sCommunicationsOfficer, [email protected],+380445685015,+380674479792
InApril2014,armedgroupsintheDonbasregionofEasternUkraine(DonetskandLuhansk)begantoseizebuildingsandarms.Asaresultofongoingfightingbetweenarmedgroupsandgovernmentforces,aswellastheeventswhichoccurredintheAutonomousRepublicofCrimea(ARC)inMarch2014,peoplehavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomesandhavebecomeincreasinglyvulnerable.Mosthaveleftwithfewbelongingsandareinneedofshelter,foodandnon-foodassistance,astheirsavingsareoftenmeager,socialbenefitstaketimetore-register,andlivelihoodsoptionsmayberestricted.Concurrently,whilegrassrootsvolunteerorganizations,civilsocietyandhostcommunitieshaveprovidedarobustresponsetotheimmediateneedsofIDPs,theeconomiccrisisinUkrainehashamperedtheircapacitytopro-videhumanitarianassistanceandmoredurablesolutions,inpartthroughemploymentandcommunitystabilization.ThosestayinginDonbasregion,particularlyinareasaffectedbyfighting,faceimminentsecuritythreats.Theprovisionofbasicserviceshasbeendisrupted,suppliesareincreasinglylimited,andeconomicactivityhasbeencrippled.Ongo-ingdailyceasefireviolationscontinuetobereported.
BACKGROUND ON THE CRISIS
In line with IOM’s global strategy, the IOM Mission in Ukraine aims at advancing the understanding of the opportunities and chal-lenges of migration in the Ukrainian context. Maximizing those opportunities and minimizing the challenges presented by migra-tory movements are the guiding principles of all activities and programmes the Mission engages in.
IOM Ukraine fights trafficking in human beings, assists the Government in addressing the needs of internally displaced persons and dealing with irregular migration, improving its migration management system, and creating migrant-inclusive health practices and policies. At the same time, IOM Ukraine engages in exploring and promoting regular channels for Ukrainian labour migrants, harnessing the development potential of migration, disseminating migration information and managing migration movements and integration of ethnic minorities, promoting the benefits of cultural diversity, and counteracting xenophobia and intolerance.
During the 18 years of its presence in Ukraine, IOM has assisted close to 400,000 migrants (Ukrainians and other nationalities), potential migrants, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups, directly or through its project partners.
U.S.DepartmentofStateBureauofPopulation,
Refugees,andMigration
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ResponseFund
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