Ukraine Crisis Response Plan 2021 - 2023
IOM Vision
The Strategic Approach of IOM Ukraine for 2020-2023 focuses on three priorities for ensuring an efficient crisis response and recovery, long-term development while contributing to efforts to leave no one behind and to reach those furthest behind first. These priorities include: i) sustainable recovery of conflict-affected communities through multi-sectoral integrated programming; ii) strengthening communities’ resilience through inclusive dialogue initiatives; and iii) further advancing Ukrainian society through long-term and people-centred sustainable development initiatives. The Crisis Response Plan reflects these priorities throughout the proposed activities, which aim to respond to the needs of conflict-affected communities as well as to the drivers and impact of crises and displacement in recovery, taking into consideration the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective
Driving solutions to displacement
Conflict-affected communities; communities that are exposed to regular natural hazards; communities in regions neighbouring Crimea; IDPs and their new communities; IDPs who returned to the NGCA; former combatants, their family members and communities; survivors of human rights violations and abuses committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict; labor migrants, returnees and their dependents during COVID-19 pandemic; communities of return; other population groups including IDPs with diminished livelihoods; teenagers and young adults (14-35 years), prioritising IDPs, minority groups, persons with disabilities, orphans, from rural areas, from low-income families, skilled but unexperienced; Government and local authorities; civil society organization (CSOs); and international stakeholders. |
As a result of protracted and/or multiple displacements, compounded by inefficient social services, returnee and displaced households often face challenges related to housing, land, and property (HLP), especially in relation to restitution and compensation. IOM will continue:
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Government and community-level knowledge and capacities pertaining to reparations and related mechanisms are relatively limited and not based on a strong underlying legal framework. IOM will continue to: |
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The lack of housing and long-term community support are frequently highlighted by IDP and returnee communities as the main barriers to safe and sustainable reintegration (through the National Monitoring System (NMS) survey and various field assessments carried out by IOM). In alignment with IOM’s Progressive Resolution of Displacement Situations, IOM will continue: |
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Multiple exposures to distressing events due to conflict, overall human insecurity, and the COVID-19 pandemic are weakening the social fabric in already fragile communities. Building upon the platforms and referral mechanisms developed through its humanitarian response, IOM will continue to: |
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The protracted conflict has damaged critical WASH infrastructure and limited communities’ access to safe water and hygiene supplies. The lack of maintenance has compromised the functionality of WASH facilities in many social and medical institutions. IOM will therefore continue:
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Objective
Strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster risk
Conflict-affected communities; communities affected or exposed to natural hazards and environmental degradation; and government authorities, local authorities, and civil society organization (CSOs). |
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Ukraine
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