Some 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. The exact number released by the organization was 3,528,346.
Of this total, more than 2 million would have moved to Poland, the destination country for the majority of refugees from the war.
The number of civilians displaced as a result of the war is even greater, in addition to those who left the country. The UN migration agency said nearly 6.5 million people were displaced within Ukraine as a direct result of the war, beating its worst predictions.
“The scale of human suffering and forced displacement due to war far exceeds any worst-case scenario planning,” said António Vitorino, director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
He said IOM teams are helping thousands of people with food and blankets, but those in severely affected areas remain out of reach.
Many of the displaced are particularly vulnerable, including pregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic illnesses, the IOM said. The agency reiterated a call for a cessation of hostilities and the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape.
On Monday (21), the Polish Central Bank announced that, in agreement with the National Bank of Ukraine, it would allow all Ukrainian refugees to convert up to 10,000 hryvnias – about R$ 1683 – into the Polish zloty currency.
The measure goes into effect on Friday (25) and has as its context the fact that many refugees are unable to use their savings outside the country.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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