In Odesa, a delegation from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine, led by humanitarian coordinator Mr. Matthias Schmale, is currently present.

Today, October 15, 2024, delegation members visited the city’s Social and Psychological Assistance Center, which currently houses around 100 internally displaced persons.

UN representatives familiarized themselves with the living conditions, conversed with the displaced individuals and the center's staff.

The center is equipped with living quarters, a psychologist's office, children's rooms for learning and recreation, large laundry facilities, a kitchen, a dining area, and an assembly hall.

Regular workshops and activities for children are organized, while adults have the opportunity to acquire new skills and find employment.

Center staff noted that charitable organizations and international missions provide extensive support to those temporarily residing there.

«We are concerned about the assistance to internally displaced persons. I see that this Center has created comfortable living conditions for those who had to leave their homes. It is one of the best in Ukraine», - said Mr. Matthias Schmale.

Advisor to the Odesa Mayor on social issues, Veronika Etnarovich, mentioned that there is ongoing consideration of establishing another such center in Odesa.