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In October 2022, IOM delivered two washing machines and two dryers to BUBO Asylum House at Sancova Street in Bratislava which serves as a collective accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

This article is in Ukrainian language and is available also in Slovak language.

Консультанти громадської асоціації IPčko у партнерстві з МОМ Словаччини надають психосоціальну допомогу та підтримку людям, які були змушені прибути до Словаччини у зв'язку з війною в Україні.

Since August 2022, IPčko as the IOM´s implementing partner has provided psychosocial assistance and counselling to 1,118 people who fled the war in Ukraine, mostly women and children, in 20 towns in Slovakia. Many of them are assisted repeatedly.

IOM responds to this significant alert and continues in training of frontline workers at the border, assistance centres and accommodation facilities who can warn about the risks of human trafficking and know what to do if they meet a potential victim of human trafficking.

On 7 October 2022, IOM delivered another batch of vital assistance – 1,400 kitchen items to the humanitarian assistance distribution centre in the shopping mall Aupark in Bratislava run by the initiative Who will help Ukraine and its partner, humanitarian organisation ADRA Slovakia.

On 21 September 2022, IPčko mobile team and IOM team in Kosice organised a first group of psychosocial support for a dozen of Ukrainian children who together with their families found temporary refuge in Slovakia.

On 20 September 2022, IOM Slovakia organized a training for the representatives of organisations and institutions that are present at the Bottova Assistance Centre in Bratislava and assist people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

As a follow up to the August donations of humanitarian aid, on 20 September 2022, IOM in coordination with the Nitra Community Foundation delivered another 7,209 pieces of clothing to the Community Center for Work and Knowledge Mobility (COMIN) in Nitra.

People fleeing the war in Ukraine are exposed to highly stressful situations so humane and supportive assistance are of upmost importance. Apart from basic needs such as food and accommodation, many of the people fleeing war also need psychosocial interventions.

As part of its response to the needs of displaced people who had to leave their homes because of the war in Ukraine and found a temporary shelter in Slovakia, IOM continues delivering humanitarian aid in cooperation with its partner organisations in different sites across Slovakia.