Housing for Internally Displaced Persons (IOM) III

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The Housing for Internally Displaced Persons Project (IOM/ISP) aims to provide needs-based and affordable housing for internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered one of the largest humanitarian crises of all time and escalated the already difficult housing situation. As a result, more than 5.4 million people were displaced in the country at the beginning of 2023. In addition, there are an estimated 5.6 million returnees in Ukraine. While humanitarian responses to address the crisis continue, there is an urgent need for housing for internally displaced persons and other conflict-affected populations such as host communities. The IOM Displacement Report, 2022, shows that an estimated 785,000 internally displaced persons in Ukraine plan to integrate in their current place of residence. Of the internally displaced persons who hope to integrate in their current place of residence, 44% express a need for settlement assistance. The aim of the project is therefore to improve the living conditions of internally displaced persons and other population groups affected by the conflict by providing affordable and social housing. To this end, the stock of affordable and social housing in selected municipalities (urban communities) will be expanded by 350-400 housing units over a project period of 60 months, while ensuring the proper maintenance and financial management of these stocks. The project sponsor is the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In coordination with the Ministry for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine (MRTOT), urban settlements in the Poltava and Kirovohrad regions were identified and pre-selected.