IOM – International Organization for Migration

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March 2015 – In eastern Ukraine, approximately 5.2 million people have been affected by the conflict, either through the breakdown of law and order, disintegration of families and communities, or the deterioration of basic infrastructure and essential services. Of these, approximately 1.4 million are considered to be highly vulnerable and in need of humanitarian assistance. More than one million people have been displaced from Donbas region and Crimea since March 2014. Most of the internally displaced from eastern Ukraine are located within Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. In 2015, the humanitarian community will prioritize its support to 900,000 of the most vulnerable people, who live mainly in the five most-affected regions. With the support of DFATD, IOM is facilitating access to essential relief items and adequate living conditions for up to 4,000 vulnerable persons displaced and affected by the ongoing crisis. Project activities include: (1) providing essential relief items such as blankets, clothes, household and hygiene items; (2) improving shelter and living conditions in collective centres accommodating internally displaced persons; and (3) providing equipment to internally displaced persons in support of income generating activities.