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Data as of 16 August 2023 – Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, IOM has provided support and immediate assistance to affected populations arriving in Slovakia including Ukrainian refugees and Third Country Nationals (TCNs).
To date, IOM’s operations have centred on ensuring access to safe, dignified and sustainable living conditions through
- direct assistance at border points of entry (PoEs) and registration centres,
- remote assistance and information dissemination through IOM’s Migration Information Centre hotline and website,
- the provision of emergency humanitarian aid to those in Slovakia and Ukraine as well,
- capacity building of frontline workers, professionals and volunteers and raising awareness on counter-trafficking and other topics,
- cash assistance,
- the provision of mental health and psychosocial support,
- offering temporary accommodation to persons fleeing the war in Ukraine,
- data collection on mobility, needs and intentions of conflict-affected populations.
Watch more: IOM Slovakia’s Response to the #Ukrainecrisis
IOM provides assistance at the Vyšné Nemecké PoE. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
In-person assistance at border crossing points and registration centres
IOM is actively present at:
- PoEs in Vyšné Nemecké,
- PoE in Ubľa,
- Registration Centre in Michalovce,
- Hotspot in Košice,
- Accommodation centre in Gabčíkovo.
Through IOM-managed spaces and in coordination with local partners, IOM shares information on services and social protection systems and raises awareness of the risks of trafficking in human beings.
IOM also provides legal counsel and information on how to register for Temporary Refugee Status. From the very first days to date, IOM has provided this assistance to over 7,417 individuals crossing into Slovakia.
Watch more: #Ukrainecrisis / IOM support at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zxo5PGmFfRA
IOM remote assistance to Ukrainian refugees and non-European Union (EU) nationals. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Remote assistance
IOM also provides legal, social and job counselling and referral to relevant services through its Migration Information Centre (MIC). Accessible through both email and helplines, the assistance has been focused further on supporting Ukrainians as well as to non-European Union (EU) nationals.
From 24 February 2022 to date, IOM provided information and legal counselling to more than 20,792 people, including Ukrainian refugees and non-EU nationals.
IOM also regularly updates the IOM MIC website dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, where relevant legislative, administrative, and other information are presented, and relevant contacts are shared here.
This online support is available in Ukrainian / Slovak / English / Russian language.
From 24 February 2022 to date the MIC website visited 774,737 users.
INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE ARRIVING IN SLOVAKIA FROM UKRAINEInternational Organization for Migration (IOM) Migration Information Centre: Infoline: 0850 211 478 (only from Slovakia) From abroad: +421 2 5263 0023, +421 55 625 8662 Telegram/Signal: +421 908 767 853 (voice calls only) Email: Táto e-mailová adresa je chránená pred spamovacími robotmi. Na jej zobrazenie potrebujete mať nainštalovaný JavaScript. Web: www.mic.iom.sk. |
IOM largescale warehouse facility in Košice to support the delivery of goods into Ukraine. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Blankets distribution at Košice Municipality Humanitarian Warehouse. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
The breastfeeding and baby care room at Vyšné Nemecké PoE with equipment. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Humanitarian aid
IOM also ensures that critical, life-saving items are made available to meet the needs of people most affected by the crisis.
IOM operates a large-scale warehousing facility in Košice (3,500 square meters) and another one in Michalovce (5,814 square meters) to provide cross-border humanitarian supplies to vulnerable Ukrainians. The prepositioning of goods and transfer across the border has proven a critical supply route from Slovakia to Ukraine, supporting continued access to critical lifesaving goods.
To support the continued delivery of goods into Ukraine, since the beginning of the war, the IOM Supply Chain Hub in Slovakia has received 1,247 trucks, equating to 26,187 metric tons of goods. From this and pre-existing supplies in the IOM Supply Chain Hub in Slovakia, IOM managed to ship 1,001 trucks of goods to Ukraine, equating to a volume of 21,021 metric tons.
In response to Ukrainian refugees and TCNs arriving in Slovakia, IOM donated Slovakia the following humanitarian aid: 30,305 blankets, over 14,684 hygiene kits, over 96,359 pcs of clothing, more than 489medical items such as defibrillators, wheelchairs, walking aids, resuscitation figurine, crutches, equipment for breastfeeding and baby care room, 480 kitchen kits, 100,142cleaning and hygiene items, and over 28,466 cleaning, kitchen items, appliances (including fans, refrigerators, clothes dryers, washing machines and vacuum cleaners), non-perishable food items and other items.
IOM will continue to scale its direct assistance response in line with evolving needs.
Watch more: Supply Chain Hubs in Slovakia and Aid Delivery
IOM providing CT Awareness Training in Vysne Nemecke for frontline staff. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Protection and capacity building
To date, 686 professionals participated in 41 IOM training sessions about counter-trafficking awareness and prevention. IOM conducted other 59 training sessions, workshops, and awareness-raising sessions for 623 professionals about protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, protection from gender-based violence, how to work with clients and intercultural communication. In addition, IOM held another induction training about mental health and psychosocial support for an implementing partner and IOM psychologists.
In addition to counselling and capacity building, IOM continues to disseminate information leaflets and information cards (in English, Ukrainian, Russian and Roma) with relevant preventive information and contact details of NGOs providing specialized assistance in Slovakia and other European countries.
To reduce the risk of human trafficking, IOM has also developed a mobile app SAFE Travel & Work Abroad that provides key information about human trafficking, safe travelling principles, advice on seeking employment abroad and a list of emergency contacts.
IOM staff providing assistance to vulnerable people with disabilities fleeing war in Ukraine and entering Slovakia at the Vysne Nemecke border point of entry. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Cash assistance
IOM Slovakia provided cash assistance to any family member providing full-time care in Slovakia to adult Ukrainian nationals with a disability or to adult Ukrainian nationals with specific needs who are registered with the UNHCR and were assessed as eligible applicants.
Cash assistance of 508 EUR to the carer of a person with a disability and 300 EUR directly to the person with specific needs per month.
From June 2022 to date, the IOM provided cash assistance to 737 people with disabilities, specific needs and serious medical conditions.
People in situations of vulnerability can benefit from psychological first aid, individual psychological counselling or support provided at group sessions. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Mental health and psychosocial support
As a part of emergency response, IOM with its partners provides mental health and psychosocial support to 10,984 people fleeing the war and currently living in Slovakia.
To date, the IOM provided psychological first aid to 942 adults and 181 children and additional individual psychological counselling to 1,133 adults and 219 children.
War-affected people have also been assisted by participating in group sessions. 1,902 adults and children participated using this format of support, while 5,353 adults and children participated in socio-relational and 1,237 adults and children participated in psychoeducational activities. Another 17 people were referred to specialized services.
In addition to this support, the IOM secures the supervision of professionals from other institutions and helps organizations that provide services to people from Ukraine.
The support is realized also thanks to the cooperation with IPčko as the IOM´s implementing partner providing their counselling and assistance to people from Ukraine in all eight regions of Slovakia. Find out more about contacts where you can ask for help – information in Ukrainian and Slovak language.
IOM assistance to vulnerable people from Ukraine with temporary accommodation. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Assistance with temporary accommodation
IOM in partnership with Airbnb assists people fleeing the war in Ukraine – Ukrainian or Third Country National fleeing Ukraine as a result of the current crisis – to find and secure temporary accommodation in Airbnb facilities in Slovakia.
To date, IOM found and secured temporary accommodation in Airbnb facilities for 599 people receiving the aid.
IOM secured housing in Kosice for another 119 beneficiaries.
Priority in this assistance is given to refugees without accommodation / facing imminent risk of losing their accommodation; refugees accommodated in overcrowded camps; single-parent/ single-carer households; refugees over 65 years old; pregnant or lactating women; refugees with disabilities or chronic illnesses or other types of migrants in a situation of vulnerability.
IOM’s displacement tracking matrix (DTM) team in Slovakia collects data for multisectoral needs assessments and intention surveys in the country. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.
Data collection
To better understand mobility dynamics and rapidly assess the immediate needs of affected populations, including Ukrainian refugees and TCNs, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team in Slovakia continues to conduct face-to-face surveys with them.
To date, IOM has conducted more than 3,872 assessments across border crossing points and key sites in the country.
IOM continues to collect data to assess the needs and intentions of people returning to Ukraine. To date, IOM has conducted 6,271 assessments across key sites in the country.
On 14 April, IOM Slovakia published the first rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 161 surveys collected from 9 – 30 March 2022.
On 3 May, IOM Slovakia published the second rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 481 surveys collected from 9 March – 21 April 2022.
On 27 May, IOM Slovakia published the third rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 780 surveys collected from 9 March – 22 May 2022.
On 18 July, IOM Slovakia published the fourth rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 1,027 surveys collected from 9 March – 30 June 2022.
On 5 September, IOM Slovakia published the fifth rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 1,298 surveys collected from 9 March – 11 August 2022.
On 25 November, IOM Slovakia published the sixth rapid sectoral needs analysis based on 1,817 surveys collected from 9 March – 11 November 2022.
On 3 May, IOM Slovakia published the first displacement analysis of third-country nationals (TCNs) arriving to and departing from Slovakia during the period of 24 February – 25 April 2022.
On 30 June, IOM Slovakia published the second displacement analysis of third-country nationals (TCNs) arriving to and departing from Slovakia during the period of 24 February – 23 June 2022.
On 17 August, IOM Slovakia published the first analysis based on 185 surveys collected from 19 April – 31 July 2022 with Ukrainian Nationals and third-country nationals (TCNs) crossing back to Ukraine.
On 18 October, IOM Slovakia published the second analysis based on 324 surveys collected from 19 April – 30 September 2022 with Ukrainian Nationals and third-country nationals (TCNs) crossing back to Ukraine.
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Read the reports:
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #28 / 16 August 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #27 / 14 July 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #26 / 14 June 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #25 / 14 May 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #24 / 14 April 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #23 / 15 March 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #22 / 22 February 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #21 / 7 February 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #20 / 24 January 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #19 / 10 January 2023
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #18 / 20 December 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #17 / 6 December 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #16 / 22 November 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #15 / 1 November 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #14 / 18 October 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #13 / 4 October 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #12 / 20 September 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #11 / 6 September 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #10 / 16 August 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #9 / 2 August 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #8 / 19 July 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #7 / 12 July 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #6 / 28 June 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #5 / 14 June 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #4 / 31 May 2022
Ukraine: IOM Slovakia Response / #3 / 17 May 2022
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IOM response was generously funded by:
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
