UN: People are fleeing the front line area in the Russian-Ukrainian war
The United Nations said that the lives of people living in Ukraine on the front line of the war with Russia have become more vulnerable, and support is being provided to those who want to leave, as well as those who want to remain in their homes.
The United Nations added that in the past year alone, more than 250,000 residents left the Donetsk region, a hotbed of battles in southeastern Ukraine, near their common border, and evacuations are also underway in neighboring areas: Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhya.
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting both the evacuees and those who remained. Federico Cirsali, head of the UNHCR office in Dnipro, told UN News: “The majority of people who want to stay are elderly or disabled, and some are not ready to leave their homes, for fear that they will not be able to “People who remain in front-line areas live in extremely harsh and stressful conditions, facing constant attacks and interruptions in basic services, and their movement is limited due to the security situation. Despite these difficult conditions, convincing them to leave is not an easy task,” Cirsali said: “I think the most important thing is that the decision to leave or to stay is their decision, and what we are trying to do, as much as possible, is provide them with information to make an informed decision.”
Meanwhile, UNHCR and its NGO partners are providing them with much-needed assistance, “Cersali said: When we are able to reach those communities, we provide different types of services and assistance, ranging from basic relief items such as blankets, to shelter materials and repair kits in case their homes are affected by airstrikes, but also psychosocial support and legal assistance. Lacersali: “46% of the people who passed through the transit sites are either elderly or people with limited mobility, and this is a new development. We help prepare these sites, and provide basic equipment such as beds, blankets, washing machines, and everything that is required for it to work. We also provide services, including psychosocial support and legal assistance, in addition to cash assistance, which allows people to cover their most urgent needs, and they vary according to the gaps.” “.
One of the biggest challenges that vulnerable internally displaced people face is finding long-term solutions, including housing and more comprehensive support. “This could mean an assisted living facility, it could mean receiving home care, living in a home, and also receiving certain services,” Cersali said.
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