The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine has given advice on what to do if your child is deported by the occupiers.
If this happens, the first thing to do is to act rationally and efficiently. Do not panic and try to gather as much information as possible about the illegally displaced child.
The National Information Bureau resembles an algorithm of actions:
1. 1. Collect and report information about the deported child and the circumstances of the deportation: The child’s name, date of birth, place of residence; where the child was forcibly removed from and under what circumstances; whether the child was with parents or accompanied by others; the child’s last known location or current location; the child’s special characteristics; contacts of the child’s parents or relatives, and the person who reported the deportation.
2. Write down all the information you collect as soon as you receive it to keep a chronology of events.
3. If there is a photo of the child, photo/video confirmation of the child’s deportation, immediately inform the NIB by e-mail: [email protected] or by filling out the appropriate form on the website: https://childrenofwar.gov.ua.
4. 4.! If you are contacted by persons accompanying the child (parents, relatives), advise them to contact the diplomatic missions of partner countries or Ukraine (if they work in the host country), international missions such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency).
Where to report?
1) NIB:
– round-the-clock hotline: 16-48 and +38 (044) 287-81-65;
– via chatbots on Telegram and Viber @nib_uncp_bot;
– by filling out the forms available at the following links: https://nib.gov.ua and https://childrenofwar.gov.ua;
2) Ministry of Reintegration: 15-48;
3) Office of the Prosecutor General https://warcrimes.gov.ua;
4) Security Service of Ukraine: 0 800 501 482;
5) National Police: 102;
6) Juvenile police units – telegram channel @poshukditei_bot.
