Appeal from human rights and charitable organisations
Human rights and charitable organisations, including Rokada, draw the attention of state authorities, local self-government bodies and national and international partners to the need to ensure the evacuation and accommodation of people who need residential care in dignified and safe conditions.
Because of the limited number of facilities and forms of support that already meet the new standards, the available places are insufficient to promptly accommodate the large number of evacuees who need care. This leads to delays in further placement and long stays of people in transit centres.
“We are convinced that, in a large-scale evacuation, the state must ensure the safe and dignified accommodation of people who need care from others, while keeping the strategic course towards deinstitutionalisation reform. Crisis solutions must be clearly regulated and temporary, and be accompanied by the development of alternative forms of support in communities. Only a combination of immediate response and systemic change will ensure both safety and the long-term protection of people’s rights,” stresses Yurii Honcharov, Advocacy Coordinator at the Rokada Charitable Foundation.
In their joint statement, the organisations call on:
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:
- to define a clear mechanism for crisis temporary accommodation with periodic needs assessment and identification of further forms of support;
- to recognise residential care and supported living services for evacuees and displaced people as social services of national importance and ensure their funding from the state budget.
Partners: to direct financial and technical support to evacuation, adapting facilities that receive people, and developing services in communities.
