Six months after the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the Ukraine refugee situation remains one of the largest forced displacement crises in the world today. As of mid-September, over 7 million people – 90 per cent of whom are women and children – have fled into neighboring countries, with many continuing their journey onwards to other destinations. Close to 4 million refugees have applied for temporary protection or a similar national protection scheme. An additional 6.9 million people are displaced within Ukraine, and some 17.7 million are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance inside the country.
In the spirit of the Global Compact of Refugees and a whole-of-society approach, national and local non-governmental organizations, including refugee-led organizations, have played a critical role in the response. At the same time, under the overall leadership of host Governments, humanitarian partners have continued to support, advise and complement the national response through coordinated interventions, many of which were captured in the original Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) developed in early March 2022 and revised on 25 April 2022. The RRP was developed to cover the period March through December 2022, focusing on key sectors including protection, health, education and basic needs, such as accommodation, water, sanitation and hygiene, and logistics.
The upcoming winter poses many challenges in the response going forward, particularly for vulnerable groups both inside Ukraine and in the refugee-hosting countries. A recalibration of the existing activities in the 2022 RRP was essential to ensure that the coordinated response is better positioned to address the needs of refugees prior to the onset of winter, given anticipated needs.
Belarus alongside with other countries affected by the Ukraine situation took part in recalibrating of the existing activities in the RRP. This was essential to ensure that the coordinated response in the country would be better positioned to support and complement the efforts of the Government to respond to the needs of refugees prior to the onset of winter, as well as to respond to other emerging priorities. This stocktaking process also aimed to ensure that the response remains closely tied to the needs as assessed on the ground and that the available resources are used as effectively as possible.
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