Until this Monday, Portugal granted more than 56,000 temporary protection to people fleeing war in Ukraine and about a quarter to minors, the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) reported this Monday.
The latest update from SEF reports that Portugal has granted 56,141 temporary protections to Ukrainian citizens and foreigners living in Ukraine since the start of the war, on February 24, of which 32,874 were women and 23,267 men.
The SEF states that the largest number of temporary protections granted are still registered in Lisbon (12,194), Cascais (3,487), Porto (2,856), Sintra (1,900) and Albufeira (1,384).
The security service adds that Applications for temporary protection were approved for 13,905 minors, about 25% of the total.
The SEF also reveals that it has communicated to the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) the situation of 737 Ukrainian minors who arrived in Portugal without parents or legal representatives, cases where it is believed that there is no “current or imminent danger”.
In these situations – in most cases the child arrives in Portugal with a family member – the case is passed on to the Member of Parliament for the appointment of a legal representative and possible facilitation of a child protection process.
SEF also informed the Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People of the situation of 15 minors who arrived in Portugal unaccompanied, but with someone other than their parents or a proven legal representative, which these cases represent “current or imminent danger” .
The request for temporary protection in Portugal can be made through the ‘online’ platform created by the SEF, available in three languages, without adults having to resort to the counters of this security service.
However, in the case of minors, it is mandatory to visit a department of the Immigration and Borders Department so that identity and parentage can be confirmed.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 caused at least 6.5 million internally displaced people and more than 7.8 million refugees to European countries, so the United Nations classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II World War (1939-1945). ).
Currently, 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
The UN presented 6,755 civilian deaths and 10,607 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are far below the real ones.
Source: DN
