By 10 April 2022, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, counted 4.5 mil refugees fleeing Ukraine. The responsibility for such large numbers of people in need of protection must be shared. While neighbouring countries have the obligation to guarantee prompt access to their territory and provide for immediate humanitarian needs, meeting longer-term protection and assistance needs and providing for durable solutions relies on the support and solidarity of other states in the region and beyond.
Index Number: EUR 50/5470/2022