War, disasters, economic crises: Every year, millions of people around the world are forced to leave their homes. DW illustrates who is going where and why, who is taking in refugees, and who is sealing themselves off.
The Czech Republic has mastered the largest immigration influx in its history — to the advantage of the business sector. Many Ukrainians have legal jobs, despite nationalist narratives.
In February 2022, Clinton Chalokwu was selected in Nigeria to play for the Ukrainian first division Vorskla Poltava football team. But the Russian invasion on February 24 crushed this young Nigerian’s dreams. Now in France, he is threatened with deportation.
More than 20,000 people have reached Italy's shores this year and the government says the influx is deliberate. It now wants NATO's help.
Iryna, a Ukrainian refugee in Germany, calls her husband in Kyiv at least once a day. But the two never talk about the war -- the subject is too painful. This is her story.
Oleksandra and her son barely managed to escape the massacre in Bucha on their way out of Ukraine. Now, she is trying to rebuild her life in Aachen, Germany. She shared her story with InfoMigrants.
Women represent the vast majority of adults who have fled the war in Ukraine. Kateryna thought she would only be leaving Kharkiv for a few weeks, but has been in Germany for almost a year.
The eastern European country of Moldova is appealing for a boost in resources as it copes with domestic instability, an already "strained public health system," and a new influx of refugees from neighboring Ukraine. As time goes on, "inhabitants feel forgotten and begin to see the refugees as a problem," a UNHCR official has warned.
One year after the Russian invasion, a UN survey of Ukrainian refugees shows most want to return home. But worries about the ongoing conflict mean few believe they will be able to any time soon.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced millions of people, mostly women and children, to flee their homes since February 24, 2022. Nearly five million of them are believed to have escaped abroad, forcing them to integrate into a new country as they leave behind the life they were used to. A year later, we went to visit a school in Strasbourg in eastern France, where several dozen Ukrainian refugees are building a new future for themselves, not far from the European Parliament.
Ukrainian refugees are portrayed in some media and social media channels as ungrateful, dangerous and parasitic. DW explains why such propagandist tactics often work — and how to recognize them for what they are.
The EU has managed to decide on a series of new policies aimed at curbing irregular migration. However, the impact of those policies is likely going to be limited, with the focus on economic migration rather than addressing the root causes of migration.