Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union activated a set of measures giving fleeing Ukrainians almost the same privileges as local nationals. Can this response serve as a blueprint for future asylum policies?
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.
Hosts in the UK offering homes to Ukrainian refugees were asked to guarantee a minimum of six months availability. Many of those hosts are now finding themselves unable to continue, leaving some Ukrainian families homeless.
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.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the multinational Amazon company are working together to assist persons affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, according to an IOM press release dated February 28.
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.
More than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees in France have spent the past year trying to adjust to their new life. Nearly 3,000 Ukrainians have been granted a temporary residence permit in the Hauts-de-Seine region, just west of Paris, of which 1,710 have been renewed, according to the prefecture. Among them are Liudmyla and her daughter Alisa, who settled in the town of Antony after fleeing Kyiv in April of 2022. In this Paris surburb, the young Alisa has been able to pursue her passion for gymnastics, like 15 of her felllow Ukrainians. FRANCE 24 reports.
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.
Ireland's Minister for Integration says Ireland should prepare to accept more than 80,000 new asylum seekers over the course of this year. Meanwhile, protesters declare "Ireland is full".
Close to 8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion on February 24. In Latvia, Irisha and Iryna are doing their best to help fellow Ukrainians in exile and back home. They're also part of a photo exhibition on Ukrainian refugees mounted in the capital, Riga.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine combined with worsening emergencies in African countries, Afghanistan and other regions has pushed the number of refugees globally over the 100 million mark, the UNHCR declared.