The UNHCR says it is aware of 'increasing reports' of female refugees feeling at risk from male sponsors and calls for adequate vetting measures to protect Ukrainians, as well as adequate support for sponsors.
"Housing a stranger in an extra bedroom for an extended period is not, for some people, sustainable," it said.Ukrainian refugees are frustrated by UK schemeLast week, councils warned that there had been a"concerning increase" in the number of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK but then becoming homeless after the relationship with their sponsors broke down.
Concerns were previously raised that desperate refugees were turning to social media to find sponsors, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation or human traffickers.to sell to gangs in Europe, also forcing desperate women - many of whom had to leave partners behind in Ukraine - into slavery and prostitution.