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On 23 May 2022, in response to the ongoing influx of people that fled war in Ukraine and their fundamental needs, IOM delivered 135 hygienic kits from its warehouse in Kosice to the Michalovce large scale registration centre for their immediate distribution for people in need from Ukraine. On a daily basis, Michalovce Registration Centre still assists dozens of them.
Geneva – More than eight million people are internally displaced in Ukraine due to the war, and a further 6.5 million have fled to safety across international borders. In response, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is scaling up the use of its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) tool to better understand mobility dynamics in the region and strengthen the Organization’s crisis response.
Kateryna, IOM Slovakia consultant
As a Ukrainian living in Slovakia, I was completely appalled when I heard about the Russian attack on Ukraine on the morning of 24 February 2022. Ever since then I felt like it was my responsibility to help my country in any way I possibly could.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its Migration Information Centre (MIC) opened their stand on 18-19 May 2022 in Bratislava at the Profesia Days job fair. IOM MIC provided its services and information to dozens of people in Slovak, English, Ukrainian and Russian.
From the very first days of the conflict in Ukraine, a team led by Mária Jackulíková from the St. Elisabeth’s University of Health and Social Work provide inevitable medical assistance to people fleeing war in Ukraine and entering Slovakia at the Vyšné Nemecké Point of Entry.
IOM Regional Ukraine Response – Situation Report #19 / 19 May 2022:
8.02 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine; 6.36 million refugees have fled Ukraine; 249,411 third country nationals have arrived in Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Moldova; 514 million USD funding requirement.
On Sunday 8 May, First Lady of the United States Jill Biden visited Eastern Slovakia. At the beginning, she went to the Košice Hotspot where on a daily basis the IOM staff provide information and counselling for people from Ukraine who search for a safe refuge in Slovakia.
What are the most common myths about foreigners and migration and what is the reality, how the International Organization for Migration (IOM) helps refugees in Ukraine and Slovakia and interesting educational materials about migration you could find out at the IOM Slovakia information stand during Europe Day in the Old Market Hall in Bratislava on 9 May.
IOM Regional Ukraine Response – Situation Report #18 / 12 May 2022:
8.02 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine; 5.98 million refugees have fled Ukraine; 245,029 third country nationals have arrived in Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Moldova; 437,000 reached by IOM’s response in Ukraine since 24 February.
IOM delivered blankets for an immediate distribution for people fleeing war temporary accommodated in Kosice, ensured health safety of refugees, helped mothers and their babies on their move to Slovakia and provided the City of Košice with the rental of the bus transfer for people in need. This IOM assistance was made possible by financial support from the Japanese Government.
