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  1. “We therefore call again on all the members of the Council — and, yes, we are aware of the deep divisions — to put aside their differences and find a way to end this horrific and senseless war.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  2. “That inclusive approach is, bar none, the best way for refugees to sustain their lives in exile, and it requires more international support. But no pile of blankets, no sum of cash, no amount of medicine will halt the death and destruction. Aid alone will not stop people being forced to flee by war, nor will it give them what they really want and need — peace and safety at home and a chance to return voluntarily, sustainably and safely. While we will continue our job to deliver aid, we also need the Council to do its job. When the High Commissioner last addressed this body (see S/PV.8504), he warned that without an immediate end to the shelling, we were planning for up to 4 million refugees. Now, eight weeks into the conflict, we are at 5 million and counting, with 5 million unique stories of loss and trauma.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  3. “It is the first time we have done that so early in an emergency response, and we expect that it will serve as a best practice going forward. However, States have the strongest role to play, especially on the issue of trafficking. We call on them to end impunity for traffickers, help identify the international protection needs of survivors and persons at risk, and most of all redouble efforts to address the root causes of the conflict, which allow predators to exploit the opportunities that war presents. We will continue our work to provide life-saving aid in Ukraine. At the same time, and in line with the Global Compact on Refugees, Ukraine’s neighbours are increasingly including refugees in their national education, health and social programmes.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  4. “Anecdotal information is already coming in about persons approaching the displaced with too- good-to-be-true promises of work, accommodation and transport. The first identified cases of trafficking confirm that those risks are coming true. At UNHCR we are working, including with Mr. Vitorino’s organization, the International Organization for Migration, to prevent, mitigate and respond to those trafficking risks. In addition to strengthened gender- based-violence programmes, we have deployed coordinators expert in preventing sexual exploitation and abuse to support the response from Governments. We are also partnering with UNICEF on safe spaces, called Blue Dots, at main border-crossing points, transit and reception centres, to provide information and specialized aid for mothers, adolescents, children and other vulnerable refugees.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  5. “I would like to stress that even as news coverage has shifted to other aspects of the conflict, people are still fleeing in desperation and fear, and not just from Ukraine but from other countries in turmoil around the world — Yemen, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Syria, Venezuela, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The list goes on. We ask the Council to continue, even as we focus today on Ukraine, to consider the needs of all refugees from all corners of the globe. All who are uprooted from their homes need the same solidarity, the same compassion and the same protection. In Ukraine, the vast majority of people on the move are women and children, and the risk of gender-based violence, trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse is high.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  6. “He also conveyed our commitment to extending our expertise on shelter to help those with damaged homes and with the repair of reception centres. UNHCR is now signing agreements with three key ministries in Ukraine to take that work forward in support of the Government, which is determinedly leading that effort. Let me reiterate what the High Commissioner conveyed at that time, which was that we will continue to expand our life-saving aid to the internally displaced throughout Ukraine, especially in the centre and the east, where a brutal humanitarian nightmare is unfolding. That requires not just resources but also safe and unhindered access to people in need, wherever they are in the country, so that they too can receive desperately needed help safely.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  7. “Many are therefore staying close to Ukraine. Some are even returning now, anxious to connect with family and check on property. Some in the Council may have joined the briefing last week by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths (see S/PV.9011) when he described the chilling scene in Bucha and throughout Ukraine, with heartbreaking stories of those killed, those lucky to escape and those left behind or with loved ones whose whereabouts remain unknown. He spoke of dire humanitarian conditions for civilians forced to withstand unrelenting fighting, but also of the tireless efforts by many to save lives and help people in besieged areas such as Mariupol. When the High Commissioner visited Ukraine two weeks ago, he spoke with the Government about scaling up cash assistance to reach 360,000 vulnerable people inside the country.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  8. “Local authorities, communities and individuals are rallying to provide what they can — food, medicine, transportation and a place to sleep. I saw such tremendous solidarity and support in Prague today. Thanks to the commitment of concerned States, borders have been kept open. Those seeking safety are given access to protection and aid, and we call for that to continue in a non-discriminatory manner for all people in need. That inspiring response is surpassed only by the strength and composure of the refugees themselves, who continue to exude both courage and resilience as they describe their flight to safety, bravely talking about their separation from their families and fearful that the war will pursue them. Most of all, they emphasize their hope for peace, so that they can return home as soon as possible.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  9. “Just this morning in Prague, I met Lyuba, a 25-year- old from Odesa. Like so many others, she was forced to leave her family behind in Ukraine. Her father, a military reservist, remains there with her mother. Her grandmother, who lives in Melitopol, just a few hours west of Mariupol, has been completely unreachable since the war began two months ago. Each one of the millions who have been displaced have been forced to make impossible, heartbreaking decisions and have left behind almost everything they hold dear. At the same time, we have also seen consistently remarkable acts of humanity. Apartment and office buildings, windows and balconies and street lamps on every corner are covered with messages of support.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  10. “Our fervent wish is that this will also extend to other refugees who have been uprooted from their homes and who find themselves on this continent, unable to return and in need of the same international protection and solidarity. My visit, which will continue to the Slovak Republic, complements the visits, including to Ukraine, of Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for UNHCR Operations, who has been in Moldova and Romania since he addressed the Council (see S/PV.8998). While the sheer scale and speed of the displacement is immense, we must not lose sight of what the statistics mean. Our teams on the ground continue to be confronted by the same scenes and shared stories. Women, children and the aged have left their homes, lives, sons, fathers and husbands.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source

  11. “Ms. Clements: I thank you, Madam President, for inviting me to discuss the situation in Ukraine on behalf of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Security Council. I am joining you tonight from Hungary, a country to which almost a half a million Ukrainians have fled, a fraction of the almost 5 million who have been forced to leave their country and in addition to the more than 7 million who remain displaced within Ukraine. The United Nations also estimates that there are 13 million more in the hardest-hit areas, many of them unable to move and difficult to safely reach with aid. Earlier today I was in the Czech Republic, and before that in Austria, and the compassion and solidarity in those countries, together with others, continue to be unprecedented.”

    2022-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9018 (2022) · source