"In Hungary, the refugee arrival number has increased to 364,804, with additional inflows of refugees from Romania. The new influx of refugees from Ukraine has slowed down over the past week by 25 percent. Temporary accommodation centers are being provided by municipalities and Hungarian charity organizations at border areas, in Budapest, and across the country. Populations at these locations tend to have a high number of Roma and other minority groups present. Whilst individuals staying at these facilities are provided with basic provisions of accommodation, food, and hygiene, there is lack of access to child protection and psychosocial services - programmatic interventions that are made more challenging because of the high rates of onward movement. In response, the establishment of “Blue Dots” is being pursued at border crossings, reception centers in the border areas and in Budapest, as well as in temporary accommodation centers operated by the state, municipalities and Hungarian charity organizations. UNICEF has been advocating to state authorities for the enhancement of guardianship procedures and parental authority processes over potentially separated children identified during registration and since the past week, a process has been established at the main reception/transit point in Budapest to assign temporary parental authority for separated children following registration and assessment. Over 281,000 refugees have entered Slovak Republic, with an average of 62 percent adults and 38 percent children. So far, 1,036 children have filled temporary request applications. Heightened risks of trafficking, discrimination against Roma refugees at registration and reception centers, stretched capacities of national systems to respond to refugee needs, and lack of registration data continue to be major concerns. UNICEF is finalising agreements with the local NGOs Tenenet and Slovak Humanitarian Council to establish five Blue Dots (two in Bratislava, Kosice, Michalovce, Kosice). As of mid-April, the child protection services, psycho-social support, referrals, outreach teams and Child and Mother Friendly Spaces will be available to approximately 5,000 – 7,000 children and primary caregivers per day. Training of 300 border police, 20 social workers, and 20 NGO representatives working with volunteers on child trafficking and sexual exploitation as well as child friendly communication is being rolled out, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and Border Police Unit. UNICEF and partners are working on hotline services for vulnerable groups of the population and strengthening capacities to respond to the needs of refugees, connecting those services to safe messaging." UNICEF, Europe and Central Asia Region (ECAR) – Ukraine Situation: Refugee Response in Neighbouring Countries, 17-23 March 2022 "Temporary accommodation has been set up by municipalities close to the border, in Budapest and in associated locations. Refugees in temporary accommodation centres largely consist of Roma and other disadvantaged individuals who do not have financial means or connections to travel on. These facilities are provided with basic shelter, food and hygiene items but lack of access to child protection services" Violence against (Romani) women and girls UN OCHA, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ukraine Situation Report, 6 May 2022 "Data from a Rapid Gender Analysis by CARE and UN Women confirm that the impact of the war is particularly disproportionate for marginalized groups, such as female-headed households, internally displaced persons (IDPs), Roma people, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities. Women from minority groups face particular challenges in accessing humanitarian support and have increased protection needs. Impacts on mental health are a key area of concern." 44