Lisbon Chamber gave an answer and I refer about a thousand refugees
saccording to the councilor, the groups of refugees arriving in the city are larger “since last week” and “it was necessary to activate”in addition to the emergency reception center that is operating in the Municipal Police park, in Campolide, “meeting points for these people”.
“And, above all, for people who have been rescued by civil movements, organizations seeking help at the border [com a Ucrânia]”said, in a hearing at the permanent commission on Social Rights and Citizenship of the Municipality of Lisbon.
The councilor explained that the municipal civil protection is the first response in the emergency reception center installed in Campolide and that it forwards to the services of the council. “the hardest, heaviest cases”.
The chamber’s direct responses to cases that are sent by companies or organizations that have also brought individuals to Portugal.
“We have received many offers from civil society”said Laurinda Alves to the municipal deputies, explaining that a database was created with these availabilities and the services of the chamber “families are draining” according to your needs, in addition to accompanying “More Particular Illness Issues”women in late pregnancy or people arriving “pack physical, mental, soul, emotional”.
According to the councilor, there were already identical people “particularly social and recognized of all services” and so far has not arrived in Lisbon “unaccompanied children”there is only the case of a single minor, aged 16.
Laurinda Alves estimates that a third of refugees from the war in Ukraine end up in Lisbon and welcomed that the country and the municipality are giving such a “big influx” of in such a short time.
“I’ve never seen such perfect articulation, so instantaneous, so immediate and so generous”said the councilor, who recalled her connection to the social area and considered “extraordinary” an articulation of “all and all”referring to municipalities, Social Security, Government, Santa Casa da Misericórdia, civil society or the High Commissioner for Migration.
Laurinda Alves said that the same is also happening at the Lisbon City Council and has “unanimity around this cause”.
The councilor added that the executive is working on developing the program “VSI TUT — ALL HERE”for the integration of refugees from Ukraine, through housing, work, education, health, mobility and culture solutions.
The initiative was taken by councilors from PS, PCP, BE, Livre and independent councilor Paula Marques, from the political movement Cidadãos por Lisboa (elected by the PS/Livre coalition), and then signed by the remaining members of the executive, including the mayor, Carlos Coins (PSD).
Laurinda Alves also explained that more “two axes” to the programme, sport and social action, in addition to housing, work, education, health, mobility and culture.
As stated, the program, whose meeting was taken into account for its quantification when developed, will have a duration of one year to be expanded, and can facilitate its consultation, taking into account a diverse diversity. “imponderables”such as the time when the refugees will stay or intend to stay in Lisbon.
Among some aspects, autonomy, according to Laurinda Alves, is already being considered within the scope of the program, the proposal of a fund of immediate measures for small expenses for application to or the development of more money, with the help of Ukrainians, to give more money” to those who welcome and are welcomed.
Russia February, among military people, 24 civilian dead, including 1,651,035 minors, among military people, and the escape of dead 10 more civilians. including 3.70 million to neighboring countries, according to the latest UN data.
According to the United Nations, about 13 million people of human assistance in Ukraine.
The Russian Invasion was condemned by the generality of the community, which responded by sending economic weapons to Ukraine and confronting international economic weapons and policies in Moscow.
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