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Tens of thousands of people every day: this is how Poland absorbs refugees from Ukraine Israel today

2022-03-14T21:41:44.664Z


Russian military aggression has created an invisible crisis in Europe since World War II • Some refugees will continue to other destinations, mainly to Europe, but more than half remain in Poland, and are likely to stay there for a long time • According to one poll, about 75 percent of Poles helped Ukrainians cross the border


More than 1.7 million war refugees came to Poland - six times the population of Haifa.

Ukrainians, Israelis, Indians, Americans, Nigerians and citizens from dozens of other countries crossed the border, and were told, "You are safe now."

Since the Russian invasion, between 60,000 and 100,000 people have entered Poland every day.

They escaped the terror of the bombings, famine and freezing cold and fled from bombed-out homes and hospitals.

1.5 million human tragedies that escaped the horrors of war.

Russian military aggression has created a crisis not seen in Europe since World War II.

As of March 11, more than 2.5 million people had fled Ukraine.

According to forecasts, the number of refugees may reach 5 million.

Ukrainian refugees in the Polish city of Krakow, Photo: Reuters

Some of the refugees will continue to other destinations, mainly to Europe, but more than half of them have remained in Poland, and are likely to stay there for a long time.

An appropriate response to a disaster requires effective coordination and logistics, a long-term vision and a systemic approach to providing assistance.

From the outbreak of the crisis, 38 million Poles demonstrated solidarity and helped their neighbor.

The Polish government set up temporary shelters and tasked one of the agencies with coordinating the transfer of flowing aid to Poland, including international donors, to send it to Ukraine.

Every day, one hundred trucks full of aid from Poland enter Ukraine, and so far almost 8,000 tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered.

It was necessary to streamline the flood of aid delivery through a designation center close to the border to reduce the number of parties communicating with the Ukrainian authorities.

Assistance from Israel was also provided in coordination with Polish officials.

Countless voluntary initiatives have arisen in Poland.

The Poles hosted foreign people;

The train offered the refugees a free ride;

Telecom offered free phone and internet calls;

Newspapers and portals on the Internet published news and instruction in Ukrainian;

Dedicated radio stations were launched near the border to advise Ukrainian;

Hoteliers, entrepreneurs from the tourism industry, as well as municipalities, NGOs and ordinary citizens, provide shelter and food.

According to one survey, about 75 percent of Poles helped refugees.

The Polish government even encourages the provision of paid assistance to those who host refugees.

Measures taken and coordinated by the state and base efforts, combined with actions of the large Ukrainian diaspora already present in Poland, have so far avoided the need for refugee camps.

Refugees on the Ukraine-Poland border, Photo: AFP

It is clear that in such a crisis generosity and massive recruitments of the host company can only be complementary to long-term solutions at the state level.

The Polish authorities therefore adopted special legislation, which gives refugees the right to work and to have access to social services and benefits under conditions such as those enjoyed by Polish citizens.

In addition, children who fled Ukraine are already attending schools in Poland.

Universities accept students who are unable to continue their courses at home.

Coverage of health services and family benefits have also been extended to refugees.

Poland fights so that no refugee is left behind and encourages international partners to match our efforts.

Remember the shelter we received

One might ask, what made Poland an excellent country in the absorption of refugees?

The memory of the horrors of World War II and the suffering of the civilian population is still alive in Poland.

80 years after the war, we know what it means to lose everyone and everything in one day, what it means to escape from home and roam the world in search of refuge.

A boy accompanied by a soldier when refugees from Ukraine arrive at a train station in Poland, Photo: EP

We also remember the asylum and assistance given to the Polish people in the 1980s, when the harsh measures of military law were introduced by the then communist authorities of Poland with the blessing of Soviet Moscow.

for what?

To suppress the "solidarity" movement, which opposed the communist regime.

Solidarity is the brand of Poland.

Agatha Chaplinska is the Polish Ambassador to Israel

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Source: israelhayom

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