Provision of protection services, NFIs and emergency shelter support in eastern Ukraine ltdiv style="margin: 0px padding: 0px user-select: text -webkit-user-drag: none -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent overflow: visible cursor: text clear: both position: relative direction: ltr color: rgb(0, 0, 0) font-family:" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96182481 BCX8"gtltp style="margin: 0px padding: 0px user-select: text -webkit-user-drag: none -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent overflow-wrap: break-word white-space: pre-wrap font-weight: normal font-style: normal vertical-align: baseline font-kerning: none background-color: transparent color: windowtext text-align: justify text-indent: 0px" lang="EN-US" class="Paragraph SCXW96182481 BCX8"gtltspan style="line-height: 19.425px font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif font-variant-ligatures: none !important" class="TextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"gtltspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8"gtContributing to the creation of safe, warm and dignified living conditions when temperatures are below zero degrees Celsiuslt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="text-decoration-line: underline text-decoration-color: initial color: rgb(209, 52, 56)" class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW96182481 BCX8"gtltspan style="line-height: 19.425px font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif font-variant-ligatures: none !important" class="TextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"gtltspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8"gt,lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 19.425px font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif font-variant-ligatures: none !important" class="TextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"gtltspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8"gt while also enabling and strengthening access to basic protection and social services is a key priority of the humanitarian response. This response complements and reinforces the efforts made by the Government of Ukraine and its local authorities and communities to mitigate and minimize the impact of the war on people’s lives. In this context, UNHCR is repairing damaged homes, and aiming to ensure that NFIs, including winterized items, reach the most vulnerable persons and strengthen access to basic protection services. Provision of emergency shelter kits (ESKs) will enable war-affected families to quickly fix their damaged homes so they can survive the cold winter months while the provision of (winterized) NFIs will ensure warm, safe and dignified living conditions for affected people.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan class="TextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" style="background-color: transparent color: windowtext font-size: 14px line-height: 19.425px font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif font-variant-ligatures: none !important"gtltspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW96182481 BCX8"gtThrough protection activities, including case management, community-based activities and legal assistance, UNHCR will address the acute needs of IDPs and war-affected people. The assistance will be targeted to the most vulnerable people in eastern Ukraine, where the needs for shelter, NFIs, and protection services are greatest. ltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif font-variant-ligatures: none background-color: transparent color: windowtext"gtAs shelter cluster coordinator, UNHCR played a key role in the development of the 2022-2023 Winterization Plan that has been consolidated into a comprehensive response by OCHA, targeting an estimated 2.4 million people with winter support and prioritizing vulnerable people in Ukraine, including people with disabilities, and people living in housing that has become affected and sub-standard due to the military offensive.  Since the purpose of the project is to address emergency needs, UNHCR will start the distribution of ESKs and NFIs immediately, on 13 February. The same applies to the provision of protection services proposed under this project, with an aim to complete the implementation of all activities by 13 August.lt/spangtlt/pgtlt/divgt

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