Number of unemployed in Ukraine and job opportunities, Jan 21 – Jan 22
The Ministry of Education and Science says that Ukrainian students in Poland, Germany and Italy have the necessary conditions for learning.
“On April 26, 2022, the monitoring visit of the members of the Coordinating Headquarters for the Protection of the Rights of the Child under martial law to the EU countries ended … Monitoring the movement of Ukrainian children allows timely decisions to be made to protect the rights of children, organize the educational process and provide applicants with the necessary technical means,” the statement says. press release from the Ministry of Education.
It is noted that the results of the monitoring visit to Poland, Germany and Italy testify to the creation of all conditions for children temporarily displaced abroad. In particular, children are provided with the necessary means of education and continue to receive an education of the appropriate level.
“Students are involved in the educational process both in educational institutions and in institutions of Ukraine (remotely),” the message says.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday requested $514 million to support its continued response to the humanitarian needs of war-affected people in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
According to the IOM, since the beginning of the war, more than 7.7 million people have become internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine and more than 5 million refugees, as well as at least 233,000 third-country nationals have asked for asylum in other countries.
“Humanitarian needs in the region continue to grow, with the affected population in need of critical support… The IOM emergency appeal aims to reach more than 10 million people: 8 million in Ukraine and 2 million people who have fled the country. assistance includes IDPs, refugees, third-country nationals and vulnerable groups, including women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities.
The organization intends to continue to provide support to national and local governments, as well as non-governmental organizations and civil society representatives in various sectors. It is planned to expand the organization of shelters, accommodation centers, reception and transit points. IOM also provides temporary shelter and non-food items to those in need.
“Faced with growing health needs, IOM will continue to improve access to healthcare… In addition, IOM is working to improve water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure… The supply chain established by the Organization in the region will continue to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in hard-to-reach areas,” – the message says.
Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited the Lviv region, where she met with refugees and volunteers, head of the Lviv regional military administration Maxim Kozitsky said.
“In one of the medical facilities, she visited the children who had suffered from a missile attack by the Russian military on the railway station in Kramatorsk. She was very touched by their stories. One girl even managed to personally tell Ms. Jolie about her dream. The Ambassador also visited a boarding school. She talked and took pictures with She promised that she would come again,” Kozitsky wrote on the Telegram channel.
Jolie also met with volunteers who provide medical and psychological assistance at the Lviv railway station, and with migrants from war zones.
“For all of us, this visit was a surprise. Many people who saw Jolie in the Lviv region could not believe that it was really her. But since February 24, Ukraine has shown the whole world that we have a lot of incredible things,” the head of the OVA stressed.
Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco confirmed an intention of the Italian government to provide Ukraine with a loan of EUR 200 million, Finance Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko said in an interview with Italian Corriere della sera following the recent talks in Washington at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
“We are negotiating to receive funds on concessional terms: at 1% per annum, with a maturity of 15 years. In my opinion, other countries can also offer us loans on such concessional terms. Such financing would certainly help us,” Marchenko said.
He also thanked Italy, which was the first of all countries to provide Ukraine with EUR 110 million on grant terms at the very beginning of the war unleashed by Russia.
The Ukrainian Finance Minister said that the preparation of an agreement on the next EUR 150 million loan from Germany, which will help support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability, has also recently begun.
According to him, only last week Germany provided a EUR 150 million loan to support small and medium-sized businesses, an agreement on which was reached back in March 2020.
“Minister Christian Lindner also noted that they are considering providing us with military support in the amount of EUR 1 billion, but we expected from Germany no less financial support than that provided to us by the UK, Canada or the United States,” Marchenko said.
According to him, Kyiv has high hopes for funding from the IMF managed account. “We encourage partner countries to consider reallocating 10% of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) that they received from the IMF in August 2021 and have not yet used. We are mainly targeting EU countries. However, specific rules should be agreed with the European Union and European Central Bank (ECB),” the Minister of Finance explained.
According to him, the EU countries will consider this issue, as there may be some restrictions on the use of SDRs by the ECB.
“But I think that countries will try to find a legal solution with the ECB to make SDRs available to Ukraine. The IMF is also working with other countries to find out how the allocated SDR quotas can be used to support Ukraine,” the minister said.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in his speech at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, indicated that the country needs support of up to $7 billion monthly, and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that up to $5 billion is needed monthly to cover the budget deficit.
11 modern passenger buses from Riga and humanitarian aid have arrived in Kyiv, Mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaliy Klitschko said.
“Friends! Today, our Latvian partners, a delegation from the Riga Mayor’s Office, donated 11 modern passenger buses to Kyiv as assistance. And also humanitarian aid,” the mayor of Kyiv wrote on his telegram channel on Saturday.
Klitschko thanked Vice Mayor of Riga Edwards Smiltens for his visit to personally convey this assistance. “For us, this is evidence of Latvia’s solidarity with Ukraine, its capital, with the Ukrainian people in our struggle for our independence and freedom,” he said.
Each bus has a print of a symbolic hugging mural created in Riga by a Latvian artist.
The city authorities of Riga are considering the possibility of transferring more than 30 buses to Kyiv.
