Influx of Internally Displaced Peoples

A woman reads to a room of bundled children and adults at the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Library for Children. 

The war led to a great number of internally displaced peoples (IDPs), who have come to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Library for Children for aid.

Suitcases and boxes outside of the Lviv Regional Universal Scientific Library. 

Due to the war, many internally displaced persons have become reliant on the Lviv Regional Universal Scientific Library. During the war, human trafficking and other forms of criminal activity increased. People who have lost their homes, medication, and livelihood are vulnerable and easy marks for traffickers.