The Rome University of International Studies UNINT on June 10 started free classes of Italian for Ukrainians to support them in their integration into the country. The courses focus on adults and children and will be held every Friday and Saturday or June and July. Children will learn Italian by playing, adults in university classrooms.
The European border agency Frontex has reported that over the past few weeks, more people have been returning to Ukraine from Europe than leaving the country.
Six million refugees have poured out of Ukraine as they flee Russia's invasion, according to estimates. Their welcome in Central Europe has been generous and genuine, and some hosts are also eyeing potential benefits.
A photoshopped picture is circulating online of two shops in Prague that allegedly refused entry to Ukrainians. The owners of the shop has denied these claims. Meanwhile, some social media users claim that Ukrainian refugees were evicted from a hotel in Bulgaria. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
The Italian interior ministry has adopted new guidelines to prevent and manage the departure and the disappearance from hosting centers of unaccompanied minors from Ukraine. The guidelines complete measures already included in the Plan for unaccompanied minors from Ukraine, which recommends anti-Covid vaccinations.
Save the Children has denounced that the fact that the total number of internally displaced children in 2021 has reached a record total 25.2 million. The organization said that conflict, violence and climate-related disasters were the main causes that led to an increase in displacement.
Sergei Cherkes is a musician and a photographer from Melitopol, a city now under Russian occupation. He explained what his life is like now his displaced mother and grandmother have come to share the room he has in a hostel in Dnipro.
In the Czech Republic tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine are filling jobs that had long been vacant. Those who aren't working risk losing welfare benefits under government proposals.
Kalina Yordanova is a clinical psychologist in Bulgaria who has been working with refugees since 2009. She has recently been applying her expertise to help Ukrainians via an online platform called 'Кожа'.
Wars and natural disasters tear families apart worldwide. The German Red Cross tries to put them back in touch.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that Italy has increased funds to support Ukrainian refugees in the country from €500 million to 800 million.
Former refugee Anas Alturkey wants to give something back to society: having experienced and fled from the Syrian civil war, he is now involved in helping Ukrainian refugees to find their feet in Germany.