THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for Refugees (UNHCR) announced yesterday, Holy Tuesday (19/4) that 5 million people were forced to leave Ukraine after military invasion of Russia in its neighboring country on February 24th.
From Hungary, where almost half a million Ukrainians have taken refuge, the Deputy High Commissioner, Kelly Clemensurged Security Council to “set aside” divisions and find a way to end this “horrific and irrational war”.
“Every one of the millions displaced has been forced to make heartbreaking decisions,” Clement added, addressing the ambassadors of the 15 SA member states..
In addition to refugees, inside Ukraine there are about 7 million internally displacedstressed for his part Antonio Vitorinou of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Officials from the two UNHCR services spoke at the sixth meeting of the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine since the start of the Russian military offensive almost two months ago.
Several Member States have insisted on the need to offer more support to refugees and end the armed conflict.
The Ukrainian ambassador to the UN, Sergiy Kislytsia, present at yesterday’s meeting, criticized the fact that the Security Council continues to treat Russia as a full member state. “Colleagues, it seems to me that these meetings will not change much,” he said. Russia is a permanent member of the US with a veto.
Poland ready to receive 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers
Poland’s health services have been able to treat at least 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers, the Polish prime minister has said as Russia launches a new offensive in eastern Ukraine.
THE Mateusz Morawiecki He told reporters during a visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that Poland was already treating “several dozen” soldiers and was ready to receive others.
“We are ready to accept at least 10,000 (soldiers), if necessary. “We are doing everything we can to receive and treat all the wounded soldiers from Ukraine,” said the Polish leader..
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN last Friday (15/4), between 2,500 and 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have been wounded.
Morawiecki visited Lviv to launch a “container city” funded by Poland that could provide temporary accommodation to 300 to 350 refugees in mobile homes.
Source: News Beast
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