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People on the move in the face of war in Ukraine

"Ukrainians are fleeing ‘a well-founded fear of persecution’ based on their nationality"

As of 1 March 2022, more than half a million people have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the country’s borders to neighbours in Central and Eastern Europe.

In a context of war in Europe, and the human suffering it brings, in this Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) blog post “People on the move in the face of war in UkraineMarta Bivand Erdal (Research Professor, PRIO), offers offers some reflections on mobility and inequality, but also solidarity.

You can read the full PRIO blog here.

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