Finland has seen a record number of asylum seekers following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surpassing the record set in 2015 during the migrant crisis, Finnish authorities said today. “On August 4, people who left Ukraine due to Russia’s military offensive submitted 35,074 applications for temporary protection,” the Finnish Migration Agency said in a statement. More […]
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Britain: Over 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the country since the start of the war
More than 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Britain under two schemes set up to help those fleeing their country following Russia’s February 24 invasion, the British government announced today. Nearly 6.2 million refugees from Ukraine have been registered across Europe as of July 26, according to United Nations figures, with more than half applying for […]
Germany: Allocates additional 2.4 billion euros to help Ukrainian refugees by 2022
Germany’s government has allocated another 2.4 billion euros to cover the costs of offering aid to Ukrainian refugees the country has taken in this year, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil told the RND media group. According to Mr Heil, Germany has taken in around 800,000 refugees from Ukraine. 30% of them are under 14 years of […]
EU: The number of Ukrainians entering bloc countries has returned to pre-war levels
The number of Ukrainians crossing into EU countries has returned to pre-Russian invasion levels and more people will be moving to and from these countries by the start of the new school year, the Home Affairs commissioner in charge of immigration Ylva Johansson. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a neighbor of both Russia to […]
Council of Europe: Development Bank grants record loan to Poland
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) today lent Poland a € 450 million loan, a “record” for the institution, to help Warsaw take care of people fleeing war. in Ukraine. “This loan is the most important ever approved by the CEB. It will support the Polish government’s plan to deal with the mass influx […]
Lebanon threatens to deport Syrian refugees
The Lebanese Prime Minister said today that his country, which is in an unprecedented economic crisis, will deport Syrian refugees who are in its territory, if the international community does not help them in their repatriation. Lebanon says it is hosting 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the largest number of refugees per capita in the world. […]
ECB: Ukrainian refugees may help reduce labor shortages in eurozone
The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually reduce labor shortages in the eurozone, as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently, the European Central Bank said. Some 7 million people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, and more […]
UN: The food crisis could uproot even more people around the world
If the world does not control the food crisis caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, the record of 100 million uprooted people around the world will increase by “even more people”, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Wednesday. . “Efforts to tackle the food insecurity crisis (…) are crucial to prevent the […]
UN: More than 100 million displaced people worldwide
The phenomenon of global displacement is reaching new record levels, with the displaced exceeding the dramatic milestone of 100 million, according to the annual report “Global Trends” of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, published today. The report makes special reference to Greece as having achieved a remarkable reduction in pending asylum applications. By the […]
UN: Nearly 5 million Ukrainians are registered as refugees in Europe
Nearly 5 million Ukrainians have been registered as refugees across Europe since the Russian invasion began on February 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today. “The war in Ukraine has caused one of the largest deportation crises on record worldwide,” according to the UNHCR. A total of 4,816,923 Ukrainians have been […]