Managing current refugee crisis goes more smoothly than with other conflicts

"The refugee flow is decreasing, but much depends on what happens in Ukraine in the coming weeks, i.e. whether there will be an escalation of hostilities, and if so, on what scale, and what will be the targets of attacks – civilian populated cities or infrastructure facilities," Rafał Kostrzyński, spokesman for the Polish representation of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said. 

In the last three months, 14 million Ukrainians have left their homes, out of which 6 million went abroad. The expert estimates that hosting such a mass of refugees is a gigantic task. Nevertheless, this crisis was much easier to manage and mitigate than other crises.

As Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, recently stressed, the number of people worldwide who were forced to flee due to wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations has exceeded 100 million for the first time in history. 

"This is a record that should never have been set," Filippo Grandi said.

UNHCR stresses that the 100 million figure is the population of the world's 14th most populous country. 

(Newseria)