confirmed more than 8 million internally displaced persons

confirmed more than 8 million internally displaced persons

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Civilians on the street as Russian troops began the assault on the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

Photo: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters.

The data was collected between April 17 and May 3, and the report highlighted the financial support as the first necessity among internally displaced people (IDP).

Specifically, the 66% of respondents identified cash assistance as one of their needs, compared to 49% early in the war. Y 70% said they would use cash assistance to cover food and/or medical expenses.

Victorino added that access to populations in need of assistance “remains a challenge amid active hostilitiesbut our teams are committed to continuing to provide urgent assistance inside Ukraine and in neighboring countries.”

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Civilians walk the streets of devastated Mariupol.

Civilians walk the streets of devastated Mariupol.

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As the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen, more Ukrainian IDPs (44%) are considering a new relocationmore than double the figure of March 16 (18%), added the document.

Further highlighting the complexity of mobility within Ukraine, the report revealed that more than 2.7 million people returned to their homes93% of which returned from another area of ​​their region or from another region within the country.

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Of the internally displaced, 63% are women and almost half have left their homes in the east of the country, where the Russian offensive is concentrated. and it is estimated that more than 3.9 million people fled their homes in the east, 1.65 million in the kyiv region and 1.3 million in the north of the country.

According to the balance, 36% of the displaced, that is, 2.9 million people are in relatively safe places in the west of the country.

The IOM requested the continued support from states and partners to address the most pressing needs of IDPs, including through cash assistance and housing rehabilitation programs.

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Russia invaded Ukraine last February 24, unleashing a armed conflict with the Ukrainian army. Before the Russian invasion, the country had 1.5 million internally displaced as a result of eight years of civil war between the Ukrainian government and Russian-speaking separatists up in arms in two provinces in the east of Ukraine, in the Donbass region.

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