About two thousand migrants gathered on the Polish-Belorussian border, among which many children and pregnant women noticed. This was stated in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), RIA Novosti reports.
The organization drew attention to a large number of children among refugees in the context of the need to provide assistance. The UN stressed that the main priority is to prevent the death of people and move them to a safe place. It is noted that the camps of the temporary stay of migrants are not considered safe, as there are no stable access to food, water and medical care.
previously became known that several illegal migrants from the Middle East with the children tried to break into Poland across the border with Belorussia. According to the Polish police, the action of refugee managed to prevent, they were returned to the Belarusian territory.
Migrant groups from the Middle East are trying to break through Belarus to Poland and Lithuania. According to the Polish authorities, the number of refugees reached three to four thousand people. In Warsaw, they report that the illegal camp guard the Belarusian security forces. The EU and the United States believe that the crisis was organized by the Belarusian government to destabilize the situation in neighboring countries, and threaten to introduce sanctions against Minsk.