Jakub, IOM Czechia

It was not difficult for me to decide whether to remain sitting in my duty station in Prague or to directly assist people from Ukraine.

I felt honoured and lucky to be able to join the IOM Emergency Response Team in Slovakia as I felt a strong necessity to be able to take part in assisting those fleeing war in Ukraine in any way I could.

And why it is important for me to assist them? I feel that it is a moral obligation of those who have plenty to assist those who have few.

As the Displacement Tracking Matrix Focal Point in Slovakia, I supervise, coordinate and provide capacity building for our staff in the field collecting data on the mobility, needs and intentions of displaced people fleeing war. By analyzing data on the needs and intentions of people fleeing war in Ukraine, IOM can better understand how to best address its response in providing support and immediate assistance.

This view presented herein do not necessarily represent the opinions of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).