UN: Over 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invasion
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Over 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invasion

Al Jazeera  

More than 12 million people, including seven million within Ukraine, have fled their homes since the Russian invasion on February 24, the UN says. The United Nations’ refugee agency says more than five million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country in less than two months since the Russian invasion, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis. The figure of five million is a fresh and “staggering” milestone in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II as the onslaught intensifies in the eastern Donbas region. “In less than two months … we’ve seen about a quarter of Ukraine’s population, more than 12 million people in total, including five million refugees, but also 7.1 million inside the country, have been forced to flee their homes, so this is a staggering amount of people,” UNHCR spokeswoman in Geneva, Shabia Mantoo, told The Associated Press news agency.

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One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war
3 months, 1 week ago

One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war

Live Mint  

KYIV, UKRAINE : The number of Ukrainians and Russians killed or wounded in the grinding 2½-year war has reached roughly one million, a staggering toll that two countries struggling with shrinking prewar populations will pay far into the future. Russia’s invasions and capture of Ukrainian territory over the past decade have caused Ukraine to lose at least 10 million people …

Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years
6 months, 1 week ago

Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years

Al Jazeera  

One in 69 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations. At least 117.3 million people, or one in 69 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today. That suffering must galvanise the international community to act urgently to tackle the …

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations have failed to tackle the causes and combatants are refusing to comply with international law, the U.N. refugee chief said Thursday. He also accused unnamed countries of making “short-sighted foreign policy decisions, often founded on …

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict

The Independent  

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Ukraine humanitarian aid falling while needs rise: UN
7 months ago

Ukraine humanitarian aid falling while needs rise: UN

Hindustan Times  

Humanitarian aid to Ukraine is falling back even as the country's needs rise more than two years after it was invaded by neighbouring Russia, the UN refugee agency UNHCR warned Monday. Russian troops since May 10 have carried out a ground assault in the northeastern region Karolina Lindholm Billing, the UN agency's representative in Ukraine, warned the situation was degenerating, …

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia

Daily Mail  

Poland claims it could send 'military age' Ukrainian refugees back home to fight Russia, as Kyiv ramps up efforts to replenish its depleted and exhausted military. As of February 2024, 952,104 Ukrainian refugees were registered in Poland, 16 percent of them, or 152,656 people, men of military age, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Ukrainian citizens are seen arriving …

Ukraine putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces
8 months ago

Ukraine putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

LA Times  

A Ukrainian serviceman attaches a bomb to a drone in the trenches at the front line, a few miles from Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on Tuesday. Opposition lawmaker Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, who heads the Parliamentary Committee for Ukraine’s European Integration, said denying military-age men access to consular services could lead to “well-founded” legal challenges at the European Court of Human Rights. “This …

Takeaways into AP investigation into Russian system to force its passports on occupied Ukraine
9 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways into AP investigation into Russian system to force its passports on occupied Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship ahead of elections Vladimir Putin has made certain he will win, an Associated Press investigation has found. A new Russian law stipulates that anyone in the occupied …

UN committee urges Russia to end ‘forcible transfer’ of Ukrainian children
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN committee urges Russia to end ‘forcible transfer’ of Ukrainian children

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv claims 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine to Russia without families’ or guardians’ consent. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine and return them to their families. They expressed concern at the impact that Russia’s war in Ukraine is having …

The UN refugee chief says that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine is being forgotten
11 months ago

The UN refugee chief says that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine is being forgotten

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine has been forgotten as the country prepares to mark two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. “We made that choice because we are aware that there are so many crises in the world that that’s a factor and therefore …

UN seeks $4.2 billion to support refugees of Russia-Ukraine war
11 months, 1 week ago

UN seeks $4.2 billion to support refugees of Russia-Ukraine war

Live Mint  

The United Nations appealed for $4.2 billion from donors on Monday to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in 2024, as war rages nearly two years on from Russia's invasion. As part of the appeal for funding, OCHA is asking for $3.1 billion to help 8.5 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid in 2024. OCHA said …

United Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year
11 months, 1 week ago

United Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The United Nations appealed on Monday for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year, saying that people on the front lines have “exhausted their meager resources” and many refugees also are vulnerable. Nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. says 14.6 million people in the …

Number of asylum seekers in Germany jumps 50 per cent in a year to 350,000
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Number of asylum seekers in Germany jumps 50 per cent in a year to 350,000

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of people applying …

Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51% in a year
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51% in a year

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with 104,561 applications, followed by Turkish citizens with 62,624 asylum pleas and 53,582 Afghans, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees said Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, …

More than 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia invasion, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia invasion, UN says

Al Jazeera  

UN: Half the fatalities in past three months due to Russia’s use of long-range missiles, abandoned ordinance blasts. More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last year, the United Nations says, with about half of the deaths in the past three months taking place far behind the front lines. The actual toll is expected to …

More than 40% of Ukrainians need humanitarian help under horrendous war conditions, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 40% of Ukrainians need humanitarian help under horrendous war conditions, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russian strikes are inflicting unimaginable suffering on the people of Ukraine and more than 40% of them need humanitarian assistance, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. The U.N. human rights office has formally verified 9,900 civilians killed, but he said “the actual number is certainly higher.” Ukrainian civilians are suffering “horrendous humanitarian …

Record 114 million people displaced globally, says UN
1 year, 2 months ago

Record 114 million people displaced globally, says UN

Al Jazeera  

As wars rage from Ukraine to Gaza, the number of displaced people is at a record high, the UN estimates. More than 114 million people are estimated to be displaced worldwide, a record number that speaks to the “international community’s failure to solve conflicts,” the United Nations has said. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human …

Ukraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says more than 19,000 children have been taken illegally by Russia since it began its full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska has called on world leaders to help ensure the return of thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russia as Belarusian state media published photos of dozens of Ukrainian children arriving in Belarus from Russian-occupied parts of …

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland
1 year, 3 months ago

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they choose to move to Germany for the higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy, according to a report published Tuesday. The Ukrainians questioned in the study also gave other reasons for choosing Germany, including higher wages, higher social benefits for refugees …

500 days of war in Ukraine: At what cost?
1 year, 5 months ago

500 days of war in Ukraine: At what cost?

Al Jazeera  

The conflict has led to the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II, with 6.3 million people forced to flee Ukraine since the invasion on February 24, 2022. The infographic below highlights the flow of refugees recorded from Ukraine across Europe between June 1, 2022 and July 7, 2023, as well as some of the painful stories of those forced …

World Refugee Day | Record 110 million people now forcibly displaced globally, rise in number an ‘indictment’ of the world: UNHCR
1 year, 6 months ago

World Refugee Day | Record 110 million people now forcibly displaced globally, rise in number an ‘indictment’ of the world: UNHCR

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2023 15:15 IST - 6 MINS READ A record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes, the United Nations said on June 14, branding the huge upsurge an “indictment” of the world. At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were displaced, UNHCR said in its flagship annual report, “Global Trends in …

Ukrainian refugees helped push German population up 1.3% last year
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukrainian refugees helped push German population up 1.3% last year

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Large numbers of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia’s war fueled a 1.3% rise in Germany’s population last year, helping push up the number of inhabitants in the European Union’s most populous country to more than 84.4 million, official statistics showed Tuesday. Germany’s population expanded by 1.12 million in 2022, the Federal Statistical Office said. At the end of …

Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN

Firstpost  

Over 110 million people have been displaced from their homes worldwide, according to the UN refugee agency, which expects the ongoing crisis in Sudan to result in the largest level of global displacement ever. According to The National, citing the UNHCR report, tens of millions have been forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, human rights abuses and climate …

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 110 million people have …

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

Associated Press  

Some 110 million people have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says. “It’s quite an indictment on the state of our world,” Filippo Grandi, who leads the U.N. refugee agency, told reporters in Geneva ahead of the publication Wednesday of UNHCR’s Global Trends Report for 2022. Last …

Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency
1 year, 6 months ago

Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency

Al Jazeera  

Wars in Ukraine and Sudan, and the Afghanistan crisis, have forced millions to flee in search of safety. The number of people displaced around the world has reached a record 110 million, with the wars in Ukraine and Sudan forcing millions from their homes, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said. About 19 million people were forced to …

Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of a Ukrainian rescue organization said Saturday that the organization has brought back 31 children from Russia, where they had been taken during the war. The International Criminal Court increased pressure on Russia when it issued arrest warrants on March 17 for President Vladimir Putin and Russian children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, accusing them of …

Ukraine urges Russians not to adopt nation’s war-hit ‘stolen’ children
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine urges Russians not to adopt nation’s war-hit ‘stolen’ children

Firstpost  

Ukraine’s Ministry of Integration of Occupied Territories, has said over 19,514 Ukrainian children are currently considered illegally deported. Russia, meanwhile has not concealed a programme under which it has taken thousands of Ukrainian children, but presents it as a humanitarian campaign Kyiv: Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has urged the Russian people not to adopt children who she claimed …

Freed Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia tell of their year-long ordeal
1 year, 9 months ago

Freed Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia tell of their year-long ordeal

Daily Mail  

A group of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities and held in Kremlin-backed camps for months have been freed and returned home to emotional reunions. The International Criminal Court last week issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner, accusing them of war crimes over the forced deportations of 16,000 Ukrainian children. Yesterday's release was …

‘Forcible transfer’: Orphans from Ukraine ‘taken’ by Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Forcible transfer’: Orphans from Ukraine ‘taken’ by Russia

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of children have been transferred to Russia or occupied territories, says Human Rights Watch report. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had “devastating” consequences for children in residential institutions with thousands transferred to occupied territories or into Russia, according to Human Rights Watch. “This brutal war has starkly shown the need to end the perils faced by children who were …

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees
1 year, 10 months ago

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees

LA Times  

European Union officials Friday pledged continued support for millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “Ukraine can win this war, but we will be with Ukraine as long as it takes,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told the Associated Press on the sidelines of a conference on migration near Athens. Bartosz Grodecki, the …

One year of war: 82,000 Ukrainians fled to Netherlands; Third definitely want to return
1 year, 10 months ago

One year of war: 82,000 Ukrainians fled to Netherlands; Third definitely want to return

NL Times  

Around 82,000 Ukrainians have fled to the Netherlands since the war broke out a year ago, Statistics Netherlands reported Thursday. Over a third of Ukrainians in the Netherlands plan to return to their homeland when it’s safe, NOS found after surveying 247 Ukrainian refugees with the Oppora Foundation. In the past year, some 5,000 Red Cross volunteers have helped Ukrainians …

UN agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad
1 year, 10 months ago

UN agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N.'s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies said Wednesday they are seeking $5.6 billion to help millions of people in Ukraine and countries that have taken in fleeing Ukrainians in the wake of Russia’s invasion of their country nearly a year ago. “We were relatively well-funded last year,” said Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Grandi …

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?

Al Jazeera  

The bloc says there are preparations for all scenarios, but analysts say support across the EU could wane as inflation soars. “The Ukrainian people, because of Putin’s barbaric, terroristic attack on the country’s civil infrastructure, must face this upcoming winter with no electricity and, in many places, no running water,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a …

U.N.: Russian invasion has uprooted 14 million Ukrainians
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N.: Russian invasion has uprooted 14 million Ukrainians

The Hindu  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven some 14 million Ukrainians from their homes in “the fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades,” sparking an increase in the number of refugees and displaced people worldwide to more than 103 million, the U.N. refugee chief said Wednesday. Filippo Grandi, who heads the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, told the U.N. Security Council that …

Russia-Ukraine war: Around 4 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion, says UNHCR
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Around 4 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion, says UNHCR

India TV News  

Highlights Around 4 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Ukraine Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades: UNHCR Filippo Grandi warned the Ukrainians are about to face one of the world's harshest winters Russia-Ukraine war : Around 4 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of …

Europe creaking under weight of new wave of Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 1 month ago

Europe creaking under weight of new wave of Ukrainian refugees

The Telegraph  

Europe is experiencing a fresh wave of Ukrainian refugees who are being forced from their homes because Russian attacks on power stations have left them without heat and electricity. Exact numbers of refugees staying in Hungary are unclear as Ukrainians have a visa free travel agreement with the EU, but 27,993 asylum applications have been approved so far out of …

Ukraine parents ‘want their children back’ from Russia
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine parents ‘want their children back’ from Russia

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv has accused Moscow of forcibly deporting 1.6 million Ukrainians with efforts under way to return 32 illegally adopted kids who were found. Ukraine is working to bring back 32 illegally adopted children from Russia it said were forcibly removed from their parents and who “want them back”. “We know the identities of the kidnapped children and will demand that …

5,916 deaths, 7.4 million refugees... Key figures from Russia's 7-month-war in Ukraine
2 years, 3 months ago

5,916 deaths, 7.4 million refugees... Key figures from Russia's 7-month-war in Ukraine

Firstpost  

It’s been 210 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and began a war, which shows no signs of stopping. The worst fighting in Europe in decades has caused a huge number of fatalities and untold destruction Paris: Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically ramped up his war effort by announcing a partial military mobilisation, which will see 300,000 reservists called up …

UN says ‘credible’ reports Ukraine children transferred to Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

UN says ‘credible’ reports Ukraine children transferred to Russia

Al Jazeera  

US ambassador tells UN Security Council more than 1,800 Ukrainian children transferred to Russia in July alone. Ilze Brands Kehris, assistant UN secretary-general for human rights, told a meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Russian forces are also running “filtration” operations in which Ukrainians in occupied territories face systematic security checks that have involved “numerous” human rights …

6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine

NPR  

6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Six months ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Over 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Europe's largest …

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. “We all live in some kind of limbo.” Russia’s invasion has created the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. “We didn’t want to go farther,” said …

The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion showed that it’s possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said. In an interview with The Associated Press, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described the European Union’s …

Millions of women and children have fled war in Ukraine. Traffickers are waiting to prey on them
2 years, 4 months ago

Millions of women and children have fled war in Ukraine. Traffickers are waiting to prey on them

CNN  

Chisinau, Moldova CNN — There was nothing obviously untoward about the woman who approached the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova with a 15-year-old boy she said was her nephew. Pramila Patten, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, warned last month that the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine was “rapidly turning into …

Two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in host countries
2 years, 5 months ago

Two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in host countries

Al Jazeera  

A UN survey shows the majority of people fleeing Russia’s invasion plan to stay put until hostilities subside and security improves. The majority of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion plan to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves in their country, a new survey by the United Nations’ refugee agency has …

Ukraine latest updates: UN says civilian death toll tops 5,000
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: UN says civilian death toll tops 5,000

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 12: The UN human rights office says 5,024 people have been killed and 6,520 injured in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24. 12 Jul 2022 - 14:39 GMT UN chief on Ukraine grain export talks: ‘still a way to go’ United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that “there is still a way to …

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Amnesty International Ukraine Director Oksana Pokalchuk on the Ukraine conflict, European refugee crisis, and the fate of prisoners of war. Al Jazeera spoke with Oksana Pokalchuk, the head of Amnesty International Ukraine, via Zoom about alleged war crimes, the refugee crisis and what she expects next. Al Jazeera: A recent report by Amnesty names the attack …

Russian ex-pat living in WA offers to help and support Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian ex-pat living in WA offers to help and support Ukrainian refugees

ABC  

Russian expat Anna Barton has offered her West Australian home and help to Ukrainian refugees, saying she feels "guilty" and wants to help. Ms Barton said she wants to offer a spare room, translating services or helping Ukrainian refugees in the Great Southern region to go shopping. "I can understand that the new country … for the refugees from Ukraine, …

Explained | How bad is the global refugee crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | How bad is the global refugee crisis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The United Nations has designated June 20 as World Refugee Day to honour forcibly displaced people all around the world and celebrate their strength and courage. The events leading up to the Taliban takeover saw a large population of the country being displaced within Afghanistan as well as into neighbouring countries like Iran and Pakistan. Displacement …

Ukrainians in Russia align with Moscow but lament refugee camps
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukrainians in Russia align with Moscow but lament refugee camps

Al Jazeera  

“We spent around two weeks hiding in the cellar. So in the end, I decided to leave and find a job.” Svetlana Gannushkina, co-founder of Civic Assistance Committee, one of the organisations working with new arrivals, said, “People don’t have money. Out of the thousand families we’ve seen, you could count the number who’ve actually been paid on one hand.” …

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