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ROMANIA PROTECTION PROFILING & MONITORING FACTSHEET

Profiles, Needs & Intentions of Refugees from Ukraine

Overview Displacement patterns Situation in host country Intentions

To strengthen and promote an evidence-based protection response, UNHCR # of respondents

Romania and its partners Romanian National Council for refugees (CNRR) and
REACH have been undertaking a Protection Profiling and Monitoring exercise to
regularly collect and analyze data on the profiles, needs and intentions of
3,240
refugees from Ukraine and monitor changes over time. This dashboard presents
the main results based on 3,240interviews conducted between M  ay and mid- Place of interview
August 2022.
Assistance points 22%
Methodology
Interviews have been conducted in border points and transit centres (41%), collective Border point 21%
sites and private accommodations (27%), assistance points such as the Blue Dots
(22%), and other points in major cities (11%). Transit centers 20%

Collective sites 15%

Trained enumerators from UNHCR, CNRR and REACH and digitally collect the data
through Kobo Toolbox, which is safely stored in a UNHCR server. Private accomm. 12%

While respondents are randomly selected to reduce bias, non-probability sampling is Other 8%
used and results cannot necessarily be extrapolated to the population of refugees from
Ukraine as a whole. The results reflect refugees’ situation and intentions at the time of Transport hubs 3%
data collection.

RESPONDENT PROFILE

99% of respondents are citizens of Ukraine. Most are women (78%), holding higher levels of education (44%) with
university or higher degrees and (32%) with vocational training and with diverse professional experiences,
particularly in services and trade related sectors.  

Nationality Age group and gender Education level

99 % Female Male
University 44%
of respondents were Ukrainian nationals 60 + 11% 9%
Vocational 32%

Secondary 17%
Gender 35 - 59 44% 9%
Primary 5%

78 % 18 - 34 23% 4% Post university 2%

of respondents were females No education 1%

Acknowledgements Top occupational sectors Employment status before

leaving Ukraine
We are grateful for the extensive involvement
and support of UNHCR’s partners, in particular: Education 14%
Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR) Wholesale & retail 12%
and REACH. Employed 76%
Healthcare 6%
We are also grateful for the support of national Beauty salon 5% Retired 11%
authorities (Department for Emergency Situations,
General Inspectorate for Immigration and General Construction 4%
Housekeeping 9%
Inspectorate for Border Police) local authorities, IT 4%
civil society, international organizations and
donors. Most importantly, UNHCR would like to Tourism 4% Unemployed 4%
acknowledge the resilience and strength of Hotel & restaurant 4%
refugees from Ukraine, who continue to share with
us their challenges, fears and hopes. Agriculture 3%
Published August, 2022

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ROMANIA PROTECTION PROFILING & MONITORING FACTSHEET

Profiles, Needs & Intentions of Refugees from Ukraine

Overview Displacement patterns Situation in host country Intentions

The majority of respondents (78%) are separated from some of their Family separation
immediate family members, the primary reason being the restriction
of freedom of movement for men due to martial law. Women and
children represent 88% of all family members that left Ukraine
78 % separated from other family members

together and 12% of family members are older persons. Among

those who travelled accompanied, 5% travelled with unrelated Separation reasons
children. 
  
Military conscription 63%
More than half of respondents were forced to leave their place of
origin between end-February and April 2022. The top three places Did not want to leave 51%
of origin are Odeska Oblast, Kyiv City and Mykolaivska Oblast.
Unable to move/travel 48%
26% of respondents were displaced in Ukraine before leaving the
country, and 25% were not carrying an international biometric Other 3%
passport.  

Travelling with* Travelling with unrelated Internally displaced before

children leaving Ukraine
84 %
of respondents travelled accompanied
No Yes
26 %
Date of departure
Among those who travelled
accompanied, 83% were displaced with 95% 32%
their immediate family.

17%
14% 13%
11% 10%
Close family 83% Documents carrying during
3%
travel*
Friends 14% h il y e ly st
u… arc Apr Ma Jun Ju ugu
ebr M A
F
Extended family 11% National passport 94%

Id Card 34% Top 10 places of origin

Neighbours 7%

Birth certificate 28% Odeska 28%

Pet 7%
Kyiv city 12%

Mykolaivska 11%
Immediate family age group Passport type
and gender** Kharkivska 8%

Female Male Biometric 69% Zakarpatska 8%

60 + 6% 6% Internal Donetska 5%
25%

35% 8% Dnipropetrovska 5%
18 - 59 Non-biometric 6%
Khersonska 4%
5 - 17 18% 18%
Kyivska 3%
0-4 4% 4%
Chernivetska 3%

** including the respondent

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* Multiple responses were possible, so percentages can go over 100% when added.

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Half of the respondents are staying Government and civil society provided Respondents with
accommodation (50%), while 35% are staying in hosted accommodation. 14% of relatives in Romania
respondents are renting on their own or have other arrangements. The top three urgent
needs reported by respondents are cash assistance, family reunification and
employment. Respondents report the need to receive information on financial aid
1 %
services and medical care, followed by job opportunities and education for their
children. Only a small share of respondents (1%) have relatives in Romania.

Current accomodation Urgent needs*

1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice

Hosting accommodation 35%
Collective site 21%
Cash 38%
Reception centre 20%
Family reunification 28%
Rented accommodation 13%
Employment 28%
Transit centre 5%
Healthcare 27%
Planned site 4%
Other 1% Accommodation 25%
I do not have anywhere to stay 1% Education 25%
Material assistance 20%
Food 9%
Respondents with at least 1 family member at
heightened risks Information about services 6%
Psychosocial support 6%
Disability 12%
Legal advice 5%
Medical condition 10% A way to contact my family 4%
Older persons 9% Transportation 4%

Information needs* Preferred information channel* Preferred social

media channel*
Financial aid 48% Social media 46% 1st choice 2nd choice
Medical care 35% From friends/family 39%
Job opportunities 32% In person information 39% Telegram 36%
Education 23% By phone 25%
Facebook 35%
Legal status 11% Organisation websites 22%
Viber 17%
Accomodation 10% Government websites 15%
Documentation 5% Written information 12%
Whatsapp 11%

Psychological support 4% Radio 3% Instagram 2%

Contact with relatives 3% Other 1%
Other 2%

How to claim asylum 1%

* Multiple responses were possible, so percentages can go over 100% when added.

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Overview Displacement patterns Situation in host country Intentions

More than half (53%) report plans to stay in Romania in the near future, with PLANNING TO STAY IN CURRENT
safety, protection procedures and community ties as the main reasons. 23% HOST COUNTRY
report plans to return to Ukraine in the near future, but 64% of them are
uncertain as to when exactly they would do so. The main reason behind
Why: Reasons to stay
intentions to return are advise by the family and the perception that the situation
has improved, followed by desire to go back home to reunite with family
members and economic reasons. 14% report plans to move to another host Safety 50%
country and 10% are uncertain about their plans.
Asylum procedure 21%
Other 7%
Near future intentions
Community ties 6%
Advised 5%
Stay in host country 53%
Family ties 4%
Return to Ukraine 23%
Employment 4%
Move to another host country 14%
Education 1%
Don't know 10%
Language 1%

PLANNING TO RETURN TO UKRAINE

Why: Reasons to return When Concerns about returning*

Yes No
Advised by family 21% Uncertain 64%
Improved situation 15%
This month 25%
Family visit 12% 18%
After a month 11%
Financial reasons 7%

Family evacuation 5%

Employment 5% Where: % returning to the

same Oblast 82%
Reunite with family 5%

Other 4% 79 %
PLANNING TO MOVE TO ANOTHER HOST COUNTRY

Why: Main reasons to move When Where to: Top 5 destination

Family ties 26% This month 75% Germany 23%

Safety 24%
Uncertain 18% Canada 13%
Employment 24%
After a month 8% Poland 10%
Language 8%
Community ties 5% Bulgaria 9%

Education 4% Italy 7%
Asylum procedure 4%
Advised 2% * Multiple responses were possible, so percentages can go over 100% when added.
**The analysis in this section excludes respondents interviewed on the same day they were departing
Other 2% from their current host country

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