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And 14, 2022

Anna Murray 

Home for Ukraine is a program that provides assistance to refugees fleeing Ukraine. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on the other hand, expressed worry about the strategy and highlighted the lack of security.

This scheme was devised by the British government to give a temporary home for Ukrainians. Anyone with a room or residence available for at least 6 months can house refugees for that time. Once applications are received, the British government will assess hosts and Ukrainian refugees.

According to the UNHCR research, the number of women refugees fleeing their male sponsors is on the rise. As a result, the UNHCR expressed concern over the program's unfavorable outcome. Women or mothers with children, according to the UNHCR, should be paired with couples or families. Single men should be excluded from female matchmaking lists. This ineffective matching procedure may result in undesirable outcomes such as family separation, displacement stress, and violence.

Other negative consequences of this scheme have been observed by the British government. After their connection with their hosts broke down, some migrants were homeless. Some worried refugees would use social media to look for a new home. As a result, human traffickers targeted them, particularly vulnerable women and young girls.

According to a spokesperson for the British government, we strongly condemn those who intentionally act inappropriately to harm vulnerable women and children. We are not permitted to be in such a dire situation. The British government had received at least 43,600 applications from Ukrainian refugees as of April 7. To date, 12,500 valid visas have been proven. Some people complained that the process of waiting for visas was too slow.