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News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week

3 Mar 2022

This Statement is attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi 

In just seven days, one million people have fled Ukraine, uprooted by this senseless war.

I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one.

Hour by hour, minute by minute, more people are fleeing the terrifying reality of violence. Countless have been displaced inside the country.

And unless there is an immediate end to the conflict, millions more are likely to be forced to flee Ukraine.

Inside Ukraine, our staff – and other humanitarians – are working where and when they can in frightening conditions. Our staff stay, even at great risk, because we know the needs in the country are huge.

Despite the extraordinary pace and challenges, the response from governments and local communities in receiving this one million refugees has been remarkable. UNHCR staff have already moved in throughout the region and are scaling up our protection and assistance programmes for refugees, in support of host governments.

International solidarity has been heartwarming. But nothing – nothing – can replace the need for the guns to be silenced; for dialogue and diplomacy to succeed. Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy.

For more information on this topic, please contact:

  • At the Poland border, Chris Melzer, [email protected]; +49 (30) 202 202 10
  • In Hungary, Zoran Stevanovic [email protected]; +36 (30) 530 9633
  • In Geneva, Shabia Mantoo, [email protected]; +41 (79) 337 76 50
  • In Geneva, Matthew Saltmarsh, [email protected]; +41 (79) 967 99 36
  • In New York, Kathryn Mahoney, [email protected], +1 347 443 7646

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