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Ukraine refugee crisis now needs coordination throughout Europe

People from Ukraine rest at a refugee shelter in a culture house, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Zahony, Hungary February 25, 2022. [Reuters, Bernadett Szabo]

It is the largest influx of refugees to Europe since the Second World War, and it could soon be the largest in the world. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 2.7 million people have fled Ukraine since the outbreak of the war on February 24, 2022. The vast majority of them are women and children – as men between 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country – as well as third-country nationals.

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