European nations launch an emergency protection system offering shelter, access to jobs, medical treatment and education to those fleeing Russia invasion and assault on Ukraine.
is offering refugees free travelUkrainian refugees can use around 40 trains free of charge from Poland, Austria or the Czech Republic to get to several German cities, a spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn told the ABC.
Poland has also approved legislation offering financial help to refugees and allowing them to stay legally in the country for 18 months.It also instructed airlines to accept Ukrainians who did not have passports but had some other form of ID, such as a driving licence or birth certificate. Britain will pay people 350 pounds a month if they can offer refugees a spare room or property for a minimum period of six months.
Under the new scheme, members of the public, charities, businesses and community groups should be able to offer accommodation via a web page by the end of next week, the government said. Mr Guterres called on all governments in the region to crack down on any manifestation of racism and xenophobia.
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