More than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine to escape the war, according to figures released today by the United Nations, leaving Eastern Europe struggling to provide them with care, education and employment, even as the number of those crossing the border every day declines.
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[/P]According to the UNHCR, the number of Ukrainians who have fled the country currently stands at 3.528,346 with more than two million having crossed the border with Poland. This is another tragic milestone for the people of Ukraine and has been reached in less than a month, UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh told a press briefing, adding that 6.5 million people are internally displaced in Ukraine.
We are talking about almost a quarter of the total population. The speed and scale of this flow and this displacement crisis is unprecedented in recent years. The millions of people who have left Ukraine have fled on foot, by train, bus or car to neighbouring countries such as Poland and Romania before, some of them, continuing their journey to the rest of Europe. While fewer have crossed borders in the last week, the scope of the task of providing shelter to those seeking safety in the EU is becoming increasingly apparent, primarily in Eastern and Central Europe.
Poland
, a country that hosted the bulk of the Ukrainian diaspora in the region even before the war, has taken in more than 2.1 million people and while some intend to head elsewhere, the refugee flow has already caused a serious problem for public services. The number of children of refugees from Ukraine in Polish schools is increasing by about 10,000 a day, Education Minister Przemysław Czarnecki told state radio, adding that 85,000 children have been enrolled in Polish schools.
Czarnecki said the authorities are organizing beginners' courses in Polish for Ukrainian teachers so that they can be employed in local schools and teach preliminary classes for Ukrainian children before they enter school education.
With men of fighting age forced to remain in Ukraine to fight, the refugee waves include mostly women and children, many of whom want to flee to neighboring Ukrainian countries to be near loved ones left behind.
In a video he posted on Twitter, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Chaskowski says 10,000 Ukrainian students have enrolled in the capital's schools and that a range of options, including online Ukrainian classes, are needed to prevent a collapse of the education system.
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