Ukrainian refugees encouraged to find jobs as war exodus slows

A Ukrainian refugee carries pillows and blankets at a refugee centre in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw, Poland (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

As the number of people fleeing Ukraine slows, authorities in Poland and other neighbouring nations are encouraging refugees from the war to find jobs, especially in health care and education.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR says that the daily number of arrivals recorded by the countries that border Ukraine dropped below 40,000 on Wednesday, the fewest since Russian troops invaded five weeks ago.