Latvia — Ukrainian Nationals Crossing Back to Ukraine (March - April 2024)
Contact
DTM Europe, DTMMediterranean@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Latvia
Period Covered
Mar 01 2024
Apr 30 2024
Activity
- Survey
- Flow Monitoring
From 11 March to 30 April, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in Latvia interviewed 41 individuals as part of the Crossing Back Survey. The results from these interviews are presented in the following pages. This survey presents findings on assistance, length of stay and destinations of refugees from Ukraine who intended to travel through the Russian Federation to reach occupied areas in Ukraine.
Key findings:
- 41 Ukrainian respondents: 78% women, 22% men.
- Top oblasts of residence: Donetska (36%), Kharkivska (15%), Luhanska (15%), Zakarpatska (15%), Zaporizka (7%).
- Main countries of stay: Poland (63%), Norway (34%), Germany (3%).
- Reasons to return to Ukraine: meeting family (76%), helping family (11%), homesickness (10%), reunification (3%).
- Immediate needs upon return: financial support (88%), food supply (56%), health services (17%), medicines (15%), clothes and shoes (12%),communication services (12%).
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.