Ukrainian Refugees: Challenges and Possibilities

Organised by Durham University History Department, Zaporizhzhia National University in Ukraine and Durham County Council.

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The war in Ukraine resulted in massive migratory waves across the European continent, with refugees and asylum seekers becoming a regular sight at transit stations and at their final points of destination. There are many challenges they are facing in their travels and in countries where some of them have found their temporary and permanent new homes. Numerous civil rights groups and charity organisations have offered to help municipal governments to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, but challenges remain with respect to gender and age, with many eventually deciding to return home, which for some might be in the occupied territories. This panel with explore how the state, the humanitarian system and educational institutions could help diverse groups of refugees in their new and old homes in the most sensible ways.