Drawn from first-hand accounts from medical staff and patients, a Médecins Sans Frontières report details the harrowing consequences of Europe's policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond.
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Drawn from first-hand accounts from medical staff and patients, a Médecins Sans Frontières report details the harrowing consequences of Europe's policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond.
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Nearly two years since the war’s rapid escalation, 14.6 million people need help in Ukraine – a staggering 40% of the population. About 6.3 million people have fled the country and remain refugees.
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On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UNICEF warns that the ripple effects of the increase in child poverty could result in a steep rise in school dropouts and infant mortality.
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As of 7 June, 7.3 million border crossings have been recorded from Ukraine, with another 2.3 million crossings back into Ukraine. This new data better reflects recent movements of Ukraine refugees.
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Health systems in immediate neighbouring countries, including Romania, Belarus, Hungary and Moldova, were already stretched prior to the conflict due to COVID-19.
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The updated Regional Refugee Response Plan is calling for $1.85 billion to support a projected 8.3 million refugees in neighbouring countries. More than 12.7 million people have been uprooted so far.
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As of 7 March, IOM has received about $44 million, which represents confirmed funding and is exclusive of $1 million from the Migration Emergency Funding Mechanism and $300,000 in reallocated funds.
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With aid access restricted due to EU policies, people stuck in the forested border region continue to face freezing temperatures without food, water, shelter, warm clothes or healthcare.
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Three months after seeking to assist refugees crossing from Belarus, MSF has withdrawn after being blocked by Poland from accessing the area, where people are surviving in sub-zero temperatures.
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Globally, the number of deaths this year is more than the 4,236 total recorded in 2020. Considering fatal incidents are often recorded weeks or months later, the final toll is likely to be much higher.
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While we fully condemn the actions of Belarus, we urge a response from the EU and all relevant European and international organisations that is in line with EU and international legal obligations.
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As the stalemate between the EU and Belarus continues, the IRC urges all involved to cease using human beings as political leverage. At least 13 people have died and hypothermia cases are rising.
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This immediate EU funding will support the IFRC and its national society, the Belarus Red Cross, to deliver much needed relief assistance, including food, hygiene kits, blankets, and first aid kits.
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The makeshift camp at the border with no adequate shelter, food, water and medical care in freezing temperatures is not a safe and suitable place for people and could lead to further loss of life.
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There is a need for a renewed collective political commitment for the protection and safeguarding of all children in Europe—regardless of their migration status.
Since the contested presidential election on 9 August, over 35,000 people have been detained for trying to exert their right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including women and children.
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While Ukrainian children are able to access education in Belarus, their parents face acute poverty, which is leaving thousands of families struggling to afford the basics – including food.
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The Food Security Cluster expects that around 80,000 people will have no access to cash and voucher activities, and that food parcel support will stop in non-government controlled areas.
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Only 15 percent of the $316 million required for 2015 has been funded or pledged. For many IDPs, access to social payments, such as pensions, remains a key challenge.
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Continuing displacement, the arrival of winter, and weakened economic resilience among people in conflict areas, IDPs, and host communities, are worsening the humanitarian situation.