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  1. “On numerous occasions, he has stressed that, as we respond to the crisis in Ukraine, we cannot abandon or forget the other recent and protracted humanitarian crises in many regions of Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  2. “Despite all efforts, we are unable to respond to the sheer scale of the rapidly growing needs of the Ukrainian people and systematically deliver much-needed life-saving assistance. We cannot overemphasize the urgent call repeatedly made by the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Emergency Relief Coordinator Griffiths that civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected. International humanitarian law must be upheld and safe passage for civilians — in any direction they choose — must be enabled. Safe humanitarian access to those in need and the unhindered delivery of aid, including through a functioning humanitarian notification system, remains of paramount importance. In conclusion, allow me to paraphrase High Commissioner Grandi, who is in Tajikistan today after having left Afghanistan yesterday.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  3. “Together with partners, we have been able to deliver critical supplies for displaced and conflict- affected populations, including core relief items and shelter materials. We are working closely with local authorities to establish and expand reception capacity in the main locations where internally displaced people are arriving. We coordinate the provision of key protection services such as legal aid, social accompaniment, psychosocial support, child protection and gender- based violence case management. Where conditions allow, we distribute multi-purpose cash to help people make the choices best suitable to their needs. Flexible forms of assistance are crucial, as are innovative approaches.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  4. “Many people remain trapped in areas where the conflict is escalating and, with essential services disrupted, are unable to meet even the most basic of their needs. In many locations, such as Mariupol, residents face a critical and potentially fatal shortage of food, water and medicines. People living with disabilities or serious medical conditions are particularly impacted. UNHCR is closely tracking negotiations for their safe passage and is preparing to send humanitarian supplies as soon as conditions allow. To facilitate the provision of life-saving assistance to the populations most in need in Ukraine, we have adjusted our operational presence, relocating offices and warehouses to the western and central parts of the country.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  5. “As part of UNHCR’s leading role in coordinating the United Nations refugee response, we have also deployed experts and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse coordinators to support the Government’s response in several refugee-hosting countries. Since the early days of the crisis, UNHCR committed to staying and delivering in Ukraine — and that is what it has done. Allow me to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for our colleagues who have remained in Ukraine, but also to the whole humanitarian community. We believe that at least 2 million people have been forced to flee within Ukraine. Close to 13 million people have been affected in the areas hit hardest by the war in Ukraine.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  6. “I wish to further highlight that 90 per cent of the refugees fleeing Ukraine are women and children, indicating the heightened risk of gender-based violence and other forms of exploitation and abuse, including trafficking. As the Secretary-General said, for predators and human traffickers, war is not a tragedy; it is an opportunity. We are deeply concerned about media reports of incidents of gender-based violence and trafficking, and we support the efforts of Governments to scale up prevention and risk-mitigation measures, including through the stay safe campaign, aimed at awareness-raising and the provision of information to refugees.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  7. “We are grateful to those member States that have already made concrete pledges to transfer refugees from Moldova, and we encourage others to join that initiative, which constitutes a remarkable and innovative example of responsibility-sharing, in line with the key tenets of the Global Compact on Refugees. In addition, for the first time in its history, the EU activated the Temporary Protection Directive, which enables refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons arriving from Ukraine to quickly regularize their legal status, thereby alleviating pressure on asylum systems. It will also enable refugees to find work, access services and benefit from social protection. Such temporary protection has also been announced by the Governments of the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil and others.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  8. “With European Union (EU) host countries receiving support from the rest of the Union, we are particularly concerned about the situation in Moldova, where more than 350,000 people have arrived. The refugee crisis comes on top of pre-existing challenges. It is therefore crucial that sufficient resources be made available quickly to support the Government’s response. As critical as it is, funding is only one of the many forms of support urgently needed. We commend the recent launch of the EU Solidarity Platform, designed to ease the pressure on Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, through transfers of vulnerable refugees to other EU member States.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  9. “As the situation evolves, UNHCR, in coordination with host Governments and partners, will assess the needs, as necessary, and is currently adjusting the regional refugee response plan. While some refugees transit through Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, many also join families that have been settled for quite some time in those countries. That is particularly the case in Poland, where, with the passage of time and ever- reducing resources, the number of refugees needing integration will increase. They and the State that hosts them will need support to ensure their inclusion in all sectors of public life, health and education and access to labour and other services.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  10. “The sum of collective expertise and support will be critical in helping the refugee population and supporting host countries with shelter, emergency relief items and cash assistance, as well as mental health and psychosocial support. UNHCR has scaled up its response by deploying more than 200 experts and established a field presence in all countries. UNHCR staff on the ground undertakes regular protection monitoring at the main border crossing points, reception centres and other locations where refugees transit or gather. However, with the current pace of refugee outflows, the capacity of neighbouring countries is being tested and stretched. We can and must do more to support, and we must do it now.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  11. “We are heartened by the bilateral and other support extended to the principal refugee-hosting countries, the funding committed to us so far in support of the $1.1 billion flash appeal for the response inside Ukraine and the $550.6 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led regional refugee response plan, both launched on 1 March. The outpouring of support from the private sector and individuals, who have jointly provided some two thirds of the funds raised for the response so far, must be lauded. All international support to the response is coordinated under the Refugee Coordination Model, led by UNHCR, which has been established in Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, as well as in other countries in the region.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  12. “We are humbled by the remarkable resilience of the refugees, many of whom left their homes with next to nothing, and by the extraordinary hospitality of host authorities and host communities. That solidarity illustrates the very foundation of the international refugee protection architecture and the spirit of the Global Compact on Refugees. The acts of compassion, humanity and kindness we now witness daily bring hope and brighten an otherwise very grim reality. We strongly commend the Governments of receiving countries for keeping their borders open to all those fleeing Ukraine, including third-country nationals, who must continue to be received without discrimination. The robust response that those countries have mounted from scratch in an extremely short period of time is truly impressive.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source

  13. “Mr. Mazou: It has been fewer than three weeks since High Commissioner Grandi addressed the Security Council (see S/PV.8983). Within that short timespan, the number of refugees from Ukraine in neighbouring countries has risen exponentially, from the then 520,000 to more than 3.1 million today, in what has become the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War. With close to 2 million refugees from Ukraine, in a matter of a few weeks, Poland has become one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in the world. Some 490,000 people have fled to Romania, 350,000 to Moldova, 280,000 to Hungary and 228,000 to Slovakia. Hundreds of thousands have now reached other European countries. A sizable number of people have also moved to the Russian Federation and, to a lesser extent, Belarus.”

    2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source