According to GUS data, at the end of 2020 there were over 2 million foreigners living in Poland and they were present in all regions of the country and in most cities - including smaller ones. According to the 2023 ‘Diagnosis of needs for the implementation of social services in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship’, which is an annex to the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Plan for the Development of Social Services and Deinstitutionalisation for 2023-2025, 21 600 foreigners stayed in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, including 3.0 000 from EU countries and 15.9 000 from other European countries (GUS 2021 National Census data). The number of persons who hold valid documents confirming the right of residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland issued by the Governor of Warmia and Mazury in 2021 was 7855, i.e. twice as many as in 2018 (3657 in 2018). By far the largest group were citizens of Ukraine (4,259 people), followed by Belarus (593 people), Georgia (368 people) and Moldova (342 people). Taking into account the age of foreigners, the most numerous group were people aged 20-39 years - 52.8% (4147 people) and 40-59 years - 31.9% (2502 people). Older people aged 60+ accounted for 5.8% (452 people). Men accounted for 60% (4,715 people) and women for 40% (3,140 people).The "Diagnosis ..." also indicates that Poland, as the largest of the western countries neighbouring Ukraine, is the target of increased migration of people fleeing the areas of Ukraine, engulfed by military actions. Since 24 February 2022, the beginning of Russia’s aggression, more than 6.05 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border (Border Guard data as of 5 September 2022). More than 2 million people have returned to Ukraine. The final scale of this migration is difficult to estimate, due to the nature of the conflict and the inability to determine the timing and conditions for the cessation of hostilities, but this already has an impact on the scale and scope of social policy needs. In the Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship, the number of registered applications for granting the status of a UKR foreigner in connection with the conflict in Ukraine as at 31 December 2022 amounted to 29 873, of which almost 91% concerned women and children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. (The largest group were women aged 18-65 - 46.3%). The number of persons registered in the register of Ukrainian citizens and their family members who were granted the status of a foreigner on the basis of the special act in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, as at 17.01.2023, amounted to 19 479 (13 022 women and 6457 men). In total, 78 523 refugees registered in offices across Poland until 30.11.2022, of which 70 888 (90.3%) were women. The share of registration of refugees in the region to the total registration in the country is 2.8%. In Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship, a total of 3 390 people (as of 18 January 2023) are staying in the facilities launched directly by the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship Office (29 facilities) and on the basis of orders issued to local government units (136 facilities). Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, millions of refugees have left the country. Most of them arrived in Poland, which showed commendable solidarity. In many ways, however, assistance to Ukrainians fell on the shoulders of ordinary people, such as in terms of accommodation or direct assistance. Although there are fewer and fewer refugees in Poland – some of them go to the West or return to Ukraine – the Polish authorities still face the need to ensure access to education, the labour market, healthcare or housing for hundreds of thousands or even millions of refugees from Ukraine. It is also necessary to ensure their safety and equal treatment in Poland. The situation faced by people fleeing Ukraine to Poland is extremely difficult for both themselves and the host society. In this time of crisis, it is fundamental to ensure that everyone enjoys respect for their rights and freedoms.