04 March 2022

Round-up: Ukraine

In each of the sections below, references are listed chronologically first, then alphabetically. 

Opportunities:

Briefing on Ukraine: Avenues to Safety and Meeting Immediate Needs, 8 March 2022 [info]

*Refugees from Ukraine in Poland: The Situation on the Ground and Future Prospects, 9 March 2022 [info]

What next for Ukraine, Russia and the world? Ask the experts in an online event from The Conversation, 14 March 2022 [info]

Press:

"Editorial: Ukraine Displacement: European Preparations and the Perpetual Solidarity Question," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 25 Feb. 2022 [text]

"Map: Which countries are accepting Ukrainian refugees?," Al Jazeera, 26 Feb. 2022 [text]

"Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees — others, less so," ABC News, 28 Feb. 2022 [text]

"Mass exodus and disbelief: How Russia’s invasion caught Ukrainian civilians and the aid response off guard," The New Humanitarian, 1 March 2022 [text]

People across Poland show solidarity with refugees from Ukraine (UNHCR, 1 March 2022) [text]

UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries (UNHCR, 1 March 2022) [text]

Ukraine: Commission proposes temporary protection for people fleeing war in Ukraine and guidelines for border checks (European Commission, 2 March 2022 [text]

*The Ukraine Crisis Double Standards: Has Europe’s Response to Refugees Changed? (Global Detention Project, 2 March 2022) [text]

"Ukraine refugees given right to live in EU for three years," The Guardian, 2 March 2022 [text]

News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week (UNHCR, 3 March 2022) [text]

"Race, culture and politics underpin how — or if — refugees are welcomed in Europe," NPR, 3 March 2022 [text]

*"An Outpouring of Support for Ukrainian Refugees and Resistance," New Yorker, 4 March 2022 [text]

"The return of ‘Cold War’ refugee policy," IPS Magazine, 4 March 2022 [text]

*"TPS for Ukrainians is good. But our selective approach to refugees excludes many," Washington Post, 4 March 2022 [text]

*"The US took a key first step in welcoming Ukrainian refugees," Vox, 4 March 2022 [text]

Blog posts & opinion:

Ukraine refugees: how displacement could impact farms and families in the UK (The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2022) [text]

U.S. Should Spell Out How It Will Help Activists Needing to Flee Ukraine (Human Rights First Blog, 27 Feb. 2022) [text]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuels a refugee crisis that could help Putin win the war (The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2022) [text]

The escalation of war in Ukraine could result in 4 million refugees (World Economic Forum Blog, 1 March 2022) [text]

Fleeing Ukraine and the inequality of Africa-Europe relations (ODI Insights, 1 March 2022) [text]

People on the Move in the Face of War in Ukraine (PRIO Blog, 1 March 2022) [text]

Standing with Ukrainian refugees must mean standing with all refugees (African Arguments, 1 March 2022) [text]

What the European Union and United States Need to Do to Address the Migration Crisis in Ukraine (Center for American Progress, 1 March 2022) [text]

How long will Europe’s generosity towards Ukraine’s refugees last? (The Interpreter, 2 March 2022) [text]

Imagine you are a Ukrainian refugee (Free Movement Blog, 2 March 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

*Temporary Protection for Ukrainians in the EU? Q and A (EU Law Analysis Blog, updated 2 March 2022) [text]

United Kingdom: Provide Sanctuary to Those Fleeing Ukraine (Human Rights Watch, 2 March 2022) [text]

*The war in Ukraine and the renaissance of temporary protection - why this might be the only way to go (ICMPD Blog, 2 March 2022) [text]

DHS Secretary Mayorkas Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months (ImmigrationProg Blog, 3 March 2022) [text]

Help for Ukraine’s fleeing refugees shows the power of support when the political will is there (The Conversation, 3 March 2022) [text]

Here’s what Ukraine’s neighbours are doing to help refugees (World Economic Forum Blog, 3 March 2022) [text]

“Only Ukrainians, not Blacks”: Fleeing African students face racism (African Arguments, 3 March 2022) [text]

Two ways the humanitarian system should harness global solidarity with Ukraine (ODI Insights, 3 March 2022) [text]

*Conflict in Ukraine: What do We Know about the Internal Displacement Situation so Far? (IDMC Blog, 4 March 2022) [text]

*EU adopts sweeping legal protections for Ukraine refugees, while UN warns of racial discrimination at borders (Jurist Blog, 4 March 2022) [text]

Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees (The Interpreter, 4 March 2022) [text]

Forced displacement from Ukraine: notes on humanitarian protection and durable solutions (RLI Blog, 4 March 2022) [text]

Putin’s aggression in Ukraine and its humanitarian consequences: Urgency for humanitarian diplomacy (NCHS Blog, 4 March 2022) [text]

*UN responds to war in Ukraine (Medium, 4 March 2022) [text]

Reports & resources:

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Humanitarian Response in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 26 Feb. 2022) [text]

Ukraine Flash Appeal: Humanitarian Programme Cycle, March-May 2022 (OCHA, 1 March 2022) [text]
- See also related press release.

Ukraine Situation: Regional Refugee Response Plan - Summary and Inter-Agency Funding Requirements, March-August 2022 (UNHCR, 1 March 2022) [text]

UNHCR Position on Returns to Ukraine (UNHCR, 1 March 2022) [text]

Where Ukrainian Refugees Are Heading - and Why (Direct Relief, 1 March 2022) [text]

UN Business Guide: Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis (Connecting Business Initiative, 2 March 2022) [text]

Information Sheet: Access to Territory, Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions for Ukrainian Nationals in European Countries (ECRE, 3 March 2022) [text]

Fact Sheet: Ukrainians in the United States Who May Qualify for Temporary Protected Status: An Overview (American Immigration Council, 3 March 2022) [text]

Russia’s war on Ukraine: Assisting Ukrainians at the EU’s borders (European Parliament, 4 March 2022) [text]

Information portals:

ReliefWeb: Ukraine Humanitarian Situation [access]

UNHCR: Ukraine Refugee Situation [access]

*UPDATED

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