IOM #Ukraine Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (January 2015)
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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 947,700 as of 26 January, according to the Ministry of Socialy Policy of Ukraine. • IOM assisted over 29,000 vulnerable IDPs in 16 regions of Ukraine as of late January. • Out of that figure, over 14,000 IDPs or over 4,500 households received one-me cash assistance whithin an ECHO-funded project in Kharkiv Region. • Fighng and shelling increased drascally in Eastern Ukraine in January, causing mulple civilian casuales. • At least 5,086 killed (including 298 from flight MH-17) and 10,948 wounded in Eastern Ukraine as of 21 January (source: OHCHR/WHO). HIGHLIGHTS IOM’S RESPONSE TO DATE JANUARY 2015 Heaters, warm blankets, and hygiene items distributed to vulnerable IDPs in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Region Enlarged version of the map on page 5 As the overall number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine has exceeded 900,000 peo- ple according to the Ministry of Social Policy, IOM, supported by its donors, connues to provide urgently needed assistance to vulner- able IDPs, including families with two and more children, single mothers and pregnant women, elderly people and persons with disabilies. As of January 2015, IOM’s humanitarian inter- venon has reached out to almost 30,000 peo- ple in 16 regions of Ukraine, hosng about 70% of the overall IDP populaon. Almost half of them, or 14,000, were receiving cash assistance in Kharkiv Region. One-me payments in the na- onal currency equivalent to EUR 235 are pro- vided per family with ECHO’s support. Inial lists of potenal beneficiaries are prepared by the state social security service and verified by IOM.
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Transcript of IOM #Ukraine Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (January 2015)
1 InternationalOrganizationforMigration,MissioninUkraine www.iom.org.ua
MONTHLY REPORTMigration
fortheBenefitofAll
IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE
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• Thetotalnumberofinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs)fromCrimeaandDonbas(EasternUkraine)exceeded947,700asof26January,accordingtotheMinistryofSocialyPolicyofUkraine.
• IOMassistedover29,000vulnerableIDPsin16regionsofUkraineasoflateJanuary.
• Outofthatfigure,over14,000IDPsorover4,500householdsreceivedone-timecashassistancewhithinanECHO-fundedprojectinKharkivRegion.
• FightingandshellingincreaseddrasticallyinEasternUkraineinJanuary,causingmultipleciviliancasualties.
• Atleast5,086killed(including298fromflightMH-17)and10,948woundedinEasternUkraineasof21January(source:OHCHR/WHO).
HIGHLIGHTS
IOM’S RESPONSE TO DATE
JANUARY 2015
Heaters,warmblankets,andhygieneitemsdistributed tovulnerableIDPsinNikopol,DnipropetrovskRegion
Enlargedversionofthemaponpage5
As the overall number of internally displacedpersons inUkrainehasexceeded900,000peo-ple according to the Ministry of Social Policy,IOM, supported by its donors, continues toprovide urgently needed assistance to vulner-ableIDPs,includingfamilieswithtwoandmorechildren, singlemothers andpregnantwomen,elderly people and persons with disabilities.As of January 2015, IOM’s humanitarian inter-ventionhasreachedouttoalmost30,000peo-plein16regionsofUkraine,hostingabout70%of the overall IDP population. Almost half ofthem,or14,000,werereceivingcashassistanceinKharkivRegion.One-timepaymentsinthena-tional currencyequivalent toEUR235arepro-videdperfamilywithECHO’ssupport.Initiallistsof potential beneficiaries are prepared by thestatesocialsecurityserviceandverifiedbyIOM.
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IOMalsocontinuedwiththerefurbishmentofandpurchasingequipmentforcollectivecentreshostingIDPsinOdesa,Zaporizhia,KharkivandDonetskregions.Theseareold,Soviet-eracommunalbuildingswithpoorlivingconditions.Twocollectivecentres,altogetherhostingover200IDPsfromtheEast,areassistedbyIOMinOdesaandtheregion:con-structionmaterialshavebeenpurchased,aswellasbedsandotherfurniture,mattressesandbedlinen.WindowsandconstructionmaterialshavebeenboughtbyIOMforacollectivecentrewithcapacitytohouseupto30IDPsinZapor-izhia.InKharkivRegionfivedozenbeds,aboiler,acoupleoffridgesandwashingmachines,aswellasotherequipmenthavebeenpurchasedforacentrewhereabout70IDPshavebeenstaying.InthetownofSviatogirsk(DonetskRegion),IOMhasbeenassistingthreecollectivecentres:boilers,washingmachines,cookingappliances,aswellasmattressesandpillowshavebeenboughttoimprovethelivingconditionsofabout400displacedpersons.
Focusingonlong-termsolutionsforpeopleinneedofintegrationandemploymentindisplacementareas,IOMalsostartedconductingaseriesofmicro-enterprisedevelopmenttrainings.WithfundingfromNorway,twosuchtrainingswereconductedinthecitiesofVinnytsiaandTernopil.Sofarabout60IDPscurrentlystayingintheabovementionedandneighbouringregionsattendedtheseclasses.Abouttwo-thirdsof themareexpectedtodefendtheirbusinessplansinFebruary.Micro-grantsprovidedonacomparativebasiswillallowIDPstojumpstarttheirsmallbusinessestoachieveeconomicself-sustainability.IntotalIOMplanstoassistover200IDPseitherwithmicro-entrepreneurshiporwithself-employmentwithintheNorway-fundedproject,andtohelpover1,000IDPsgetself-employedthankstothegrantsprovidedbytheEU.
Refurbishmentofacollective centrehostingIDPsinZaporizhia
ModernwindowswillhelpIDPstostaywarm (aphotofromZaporizhia)
FirstbusinesstrainingforIDPswereconductedinVinnytsia
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Anna*arrivedinKharkivwithherthreechildren,theoldestofwhomisjusteight,inJuly2014.InDonetsk,shelivedwithherfamilyinKyivskyidistrict,closetothecityairportthatbecamethesceneofheavyclashes.Theyreceivedanapartmentaspartofthestate’shousingprogrammeforlargefamiliestherelastyear.“Whentheshellingstarted,wewerethinkingtoleaveDonetskforacoupleofmonthsandtoreturnbyfall...Everythingchangedwhenashellhittheporchjustnexttous.Soweimmediatelydecidedtoflee.”Amonthearlier,Anna’shusbandhadbeentransferredtoKharkivbyhisemployer.
Pregnant,sheabandonedDonetskunderfirewithherthreechildren.Itturnedouttobethesecondevacuationinherlife.“WhenIwasten,IlivedwithmymotherandtwosiblingsinBaku,Azerbaijan.Myfatherpassedaway.Whenthemilitarycon-flictinNagorno-Karabakhbegan,mymomtookusawayandwefinallyendedupinUkraine,”relatesAnna.Now,hermotherandstepfatherhavedecidedtostayinDonetsk:“theycan’taffordtostarteverythingagainfromscratch.”
“Wecouldnotevenimaginethatsuchathingmighthappenwhilelivinginquiet,peacefulDonetsk.Thewarcameoutofno-whereandshatteredouridyll.Acoupleofdaysago,mymomandbrotherwerenearlykilledbyshrapnelfromanexplodingshell.Katya,myyoungestdaughter,whowasborninKharkivinOctober,ismyonlysalvation:sinceherbirthIhavebecomecalmerandlessanxious.”
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LIFE STORIES
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF
BeneficiariesoftheECHO-fundedcashassistanceprojectpickinguptheirpaymentatabankbranchinKharkiv
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UponarrivaltoKharkiv,Tanya,Anna’seldestdaughter,gotoutofthecarasking:“Dad,thereisnowarhere,isthere?”Thechildrengrewupinaflash.Atfirsttheyawokeatnightinafrightfromnoisesinthestreet.
“Weareverygratefultoeveryonewhohelpsus!Kharkiviteswereveryresponsivetoourneedsbyhelpingwithfoodorsimpleadvice,”saysAnna.“Iwasabletoenrollmychildreninkindergarten.AsIsaid,weleftDonetskinsummerwithoutanywarmclothessinceweplannedtoreturninthefall.WearethankfultoEUandIOMforthecashassistanceaswewereabletobuynewwinterjacketsandwarmshoesforourkids.”Annakeepsrepeatingthatthewholefamilyreallywantstogobackhome.Thechildrenareconstantlybeggingtovisittheirgrandparents.“It’sfineforushere,butwedreamofgoinghome.Wereallywantthatmorethananything...“
STARTING A BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH Petro*andhiselderlymotherarrivedinDnipropetrovskfromMakiivka,DonetskRegion,inJuly,whenthearmedconflictbegantounfoldandtheneighbouringcityofSnizhnewasshelled.AnITspecialistbytraining,hehadasmallbusinessofteaandcoffeeretailsalesinhishometown.Petroisabeverageenthusiast,andhecantalkaboutdifferentteaandcof-feebrandsforhourswithsurprisingfluency.Heseemstoknowallaboutit,andhisbusinessbackinDonetskRegionwasquitewellrounded:hehadafewshopswithdifferentlinesofproducts,directsuppliesfromChinaandloyalcustomers.
IOMUkraine’sChiefofMissionManfredProfazi(attheright)talkingtoPetroathisnewlyopenedteaandcoffeeshop inDnipropetrovsk
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AfterrelocationtoDnipropetrovsk,hehadtostartoveragain,butmanagedtoopenhisfirstshopinlittleoveramonth.Petroisthankfultoeveryonewhosupportedhimonthewayandadmitsthatwithoutalltheassistance,includingIOM’spurchaseoffurnitureforhisshop,hesimplywouldhavenotmadeit.
AnotherexampleofIOM’sexpandingeffortstocreateincome-generatingopportunitiesforIDPscomesfromZaporizhia,whereIlona*,anIDPfromShakhtarsk,DonetskRegion,decidedtotrainasahairstylistwhilelivinginacollectivecentrehousingIDPs.WithIOM’ssupportprovidedduringandaftertraining,andthankstotheIOMmicro-grantprogramme,shemanagedtopurchasehairdresser’stoolsandappliancesandachievegainfulemployment.Now,sheisabletofinanciallysup-portherdisabledhusbandandyoungchild.WhenIOMstaffmetIlonaatthecollectivecentre,sheradiatedsinceregratitudefortheassistancethatshehasreceivedandpositivityaboutherfuture.
* The names have been changed
IOM’S RESPONSE MAP
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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 over 300,000 migrants (Ukrainians and other nationalities), potential migrants, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups, directly or through its project partners.
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