UN to allocate $10 million to provide housing for internally displaced persons in Ukraine
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The UN Refugee Agency will provide $10 million to support the Shelter program in Ukraine, which helps homeowners who host internally displaced persons. The agreement, which strengthens assistance with temporary housing, was signed by the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine and UNHCR.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) will allocate 10 million dollars to compensate for the housing costs of internally displaced persons. The money will be implemented under the government's Shelter program. This was reported by in the press service of the Ministry of Reintegration, UNN reports.
On December 19. 2023, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Reintegration and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed an agreement on the implementation of the Shelter program. According to this document, UNHCR will allocate about $10 million to provide financial support to homeowners who provide free accommodation for internally displaced persons. internally displaced persons.
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According to the press service of the Ministry of Reintegration, the agreement was signed by Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk and UNHCR Representative in Ukraine Caroline Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine.
The signing of this Agreement is a convincing evidence that our international partners will continue to support Ukraine. I sincerely thank UNHCR for allocating funding to continue implementing the Shelter project. "Shelter" project. Thus, internally displaced persons will be able to take advantage of temporary free housing under this program next year. This assistance is a manifestation of of humanity and true partnership.
The cooperation between UNHCR and the Ministry of Reintegration to support the in support of the Shelter program is a testament to our commitment to help to address the many challenges faced by people affected by the war, including internally displaced war, including internally displaced persons within Ukraine. ... Given the the critical importance of this program to the ability of displaced persons to find housing and the solidarity shown by families who have generously opened their homes, we are pleased to support the Shelter program in 2024.
Billing also recalled how in 2022 UNHCR also supported about 40 thousand households under the Shelter program.
The Shelter program is the largest social project launched by concerned Ukrainians to provide free housing for internally displaced persons in Ukraine. for internally displaced persons in Ukraine, which is currently operating.
The Government entrusted the Ministry of Reintegration with the implementation of this project. According to estimates, 3.7 million internally displaced persons 3.7 million internally displaced persons have benefited from this program. Household owners, who sheltered IDPs, the state paid compensation totaling 2.6 billion hryvnias. UAH.
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The UN Refugee Agency works in more than 130 countries to protect people who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. In 2022, the Agency and its partners reached more than than 4.3 million people in Ukraine. As of the end of November 2023, more than 2.5 million people.
