( Observer Network ) According to the British " Guardian " report on April 13, the United Nations Refugee Agency recently issued a warning that a UK plan to allow residents to provide housing for Ukrainian refugees may cause female refugees to suffer from Sexual exploitation. UNHCR commissioner called on the British government to intervene in order to prevent single British men from pairing with Ukrainian female refugees who are single or with children.
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In an interview with the Guardian, the United Nations Refugee Agency said that there have been reports that some malicious British men are using the British government's "Ukrainian House" program to sexually exploit vulnerable Ukrainian female refugees. UNHCR said the UK government should establish “a more appropriate pairing process” to ensure the safety of Ukrainian women and women with children.
It is reported that the "House of Ukraine" is a plan launched by the British government last month to help Ukrainian refugees. The plan allows the British to sponsor Ukrainians who escaped war and provide them with a place that can live for at least 6 months. residence.
However, the UK government does not provide a channel for contact for this program, and thousands of Ukrainian helpers can only contact British landlords through unregulated social media groups to find their own shelter. This also gives some British single men who covet Ukrainian women an opportunity to take advantage of it.
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A 32-year-old single woman from Bachmut City, Ukraine has been looking for the right person to take in. After she posted a help message on Facebook, she received a private message from a London man. "An old man from London came to me and said I had to share a bedroom with him, and asked me if it was OK like this." The woman said.
A reporter from the UK's " Times " pretended to be a 22-year-old Ukrainian woman from Kiev . After she posted a message for help in Facebook's largest group of refugees in the UK. The inside was overwhelmed by inappropriate harassment information.
A man lied that he had several bedrooms in his one-bed home, while another man said he wanted to sleep in the same bed with her. He wrote: "I have a big bed, we You can sleep together." Someone sent a voice to molest, saying, "I'm ready to help you, maybe you can help me too."
Source: The Times
United Nations Refugee Agency said in a statement It is necessary for the UK government to develop adequate safeguards and review measures to prevent exploitation, while also providing sufficient support to sponsors. "(The UK Government) can establish a more appropriate pairing process to ensure that Ukrainian women and women with children are paired with families or couples, rather than single men."
In addition, UNHCR also offers landlords The consequences of a physical threat and a minimum residence period of six months have expressed concerns. “For some people, providing a redundant bedroom to strangers for a longer period of time is unsustainable,” a UNHCR spokesman said, conducting background checks and providing financial support to UK landlords and sponsors who provide accommodation. The demands will overwhelm the British local authorities.
reported that the UK's "House of Ukraine" program has received about 43,600 applications, while only 12,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK so far. Relevant personnel involved in the program said that the process for Ukrainian refugees to obtain British visa is slow and complicated, partly because the UK is going to conduct a safety check on refugees who intend to come to the UK.
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