Ukraine is experiencing the largest crisis associated with the displacement of people in Europe since the events in the Balkans in the 1990s. This was announced by the head of the UN agency on migration issues (IOM) in Ukraine Thomas Lothar Weiss, the press service of the organization, reports Ukrinform.
Ukraine is experiencing the largest crisis associated with the displacement of people in Europe since the events in the Balkans in the 1990s. More than 3.4 million people affected by the conflict in Ukraine need humanitarian assistance,” said Weiss. According to him, since 2014, within the framework of its humanitarian programs, programs for the development of economic potential and social cohesion, IOM has assisted and will continue to provide assistance to nearly 280,000 internally displaced persons and people affected by the conflict. At the same time, it is emphasized that the situation with internally displaced persons (VPO) in Ukraine is deteriorating.
