Latvia — New Arrivals: Needs and Intentions of Refugees from Ukraine (March - May 2024)

From 12 March to 28 April, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in Latvia interviewed a total of 101 individuals as part of the New Arrivals survey. The results from these interviews are presented in the following pages. This survey provides findings on the needs and intentions of newly arrived refugees from Ukraine who have been in Latvia for three months or less.

KEY FINDINGS

• 101 Ukrainian respondents: 64% women, 36% men.
• Top oblasts of residence: Sumska (38%), Dnipropetrovska (28%), Kyivska (19%)
• Movement intentions: moving to another country (94% of both men and women), no intentions to move (4% of women and 3% of men), moving to the place of origin (2% of women), moving within current country (3% of men).
• Countries of final destination: Poland (77%), Norway (9%), Finland (8%), Austria (2%), Albania (1%), Czechia (1%), Netherlands (1%).
• Priority needs in the destination country: financial support (88%), long-term accommodation (42%), food supply (37%), health services (19%), general information (13%).