According to forecasts, the number of people fleeing the war to Ukraine could reach as high as 900,000, the prime minister’s chief of internal security said.
According to György Bakondi, more than 432,000 people arrived in Hungary from Ukraine by noon on Wednesday. He added that while in the first period of military operations before the war, people are now fleeing the war to safe countries neighboring Ukraine.
This changed situation requires a different kind of effort from the Hungarian authorities, non-governmental organizations and local governments alike, he said, pointing out that there is a greater need than ever to coordinate the power reserves of various organizations and the country. György Bakondi emphasized the need to continue supporting the Transcarpathian because a large number of people from Eastern Ukraine came to the region and lost everything.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits the border area regularly to coordinate the supply of refugees and manage the work, the chief adviser said, emphasizing that the personal presence of the prime minister also encourages the staff of the authorities, soldiers, police, firefighters and civilians working in the area. for civilian helpers alike.
György Bakondi also said that the pressure on illegal migrants is increasing at the southern border, as 31,200 border guards have been apprehended this year against police and soldiers serving in the southern border and 280 smugglers. In this connection, he drew attention to the growing shortage of grain in North Africa as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war, as most of the countries in the Sahel region of North Africa imported wheat from Ukraine and Russia.
In this situation, famine could strike in the region, which could force hundreds of thousands and millions more to set out for Europe, the chief adviser said, adding that in such circumstances every effort should be made to prevent this from happening in the European Union and the UN. involving its organs. One of the cornerstones of Hungary’s migration policy is to help where there is trouble and not to bring it to Hungary, said György Bakondi.
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