ICMPD has a long-standing cooperation with Ukraine dating back to 1995. Numerous joint projects were implemented, cooperation is ongoing on multilateral and bilateral levels and in 2021 the ICMPD Kyiv Office was established. ICMPD is thus closely monitoring the developments in Ukraine. Due to the security situation, the ICMPD office has been temporarily closed. The project teams continue their work from other duty stations whenever possible. Below, we are gathering our policy, research, and capacity-building activities to reflect ICMPD's ongoing engagement in Ukraine.
Current Projects
- EU Support to Strengthening IBM in Ukraine – (EU4IBM-R)
- Resilience, Reinforcement and Recovery of Ukrainian Migration and Consular Services (RRR UA)
- CareFor Capacity for a Rights-Based Reception System for Moldova (CareFor)
Dialogues
The Prague Process has hosted a variety of events and published numerous articles on Ukraine. Most recently, the Prague Process published the UA IDP paper, hosted an online conference 'Ensuring the wellbeing of children displaced from Ukraine residing in the EU' with the participation of the Chairwoman of the State Migration Service of Ukraine. The Prague Process Ministerial Conference on 24-25 October 2022, was also attended by the deceased First Deputy Minister Ukraine and Ukraine is at the centre of the Joint Declaration and Action Plan 2023-2027.
Webinar: Housing solutions for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
More webinars on Ukraine by the SPRING project:
Webinar 1: Good practices, challenges and opportunities for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine
Webinar 2: Integration of newcomers in and through education
Webinar 3: Fast tracking the labour market integration of people from Ukraine
Webinar 4: Housing solutions for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
Webinar takeaways
8 takeaways on entrepreneurship as a driver of economic inclusion
5 takeaways on non-EU pathways to protection amid conflict in Ukrain
5 takeaways on fast tracking the labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees
Latest Publications
21 February 2023: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary – Displacement, integration, and return: What remote work possibilities for Ukrainians?
20 December 2022: Prague Process Report - Internal Displacement in Ukraine: The Scale and Management Challenges in Times of Uncertainty
06 September 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary – Temporary protection in Poland: What solutions for vulnerable groups?
18 August 2022: Prague Process brief - What governments need to know about vulnerability to trafficking among the people fleeing the war in Ukraine for migration policies?
15 June 2022: The war in Ukraine: Post-war scenarios and migration repercussions
10 June 2022: The diaspora response to war in Ukraine
1 June 2022: Are rural areas across Europe viable destinations for Ukrainian refugee women?
10 May 2022: Could disruptions to Eastern European wheat spur displacement in Africa?
28 March 2022: Getting Ukrainian refugees into work: The importance of early competence checks
8 March 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary: Integration of Ukrainian refugees: The road ahead (RU, UKR)
2 March 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary: The war in Ukraine and the renaissance of temporary protection - why this might be the only way to go (RU, UKR)
28 February 2022: ICMPD Expert Voice: Europe’s Ukrainian refugee crisis: What we know so far (RU, UKR)
Podcast: What you need to know about the Temporary Protection Directive
On 9 March, ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger met with with Hungarian State Secretary Péter Sztáray at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. His visit was aimed at understanding the realities of mass displacement from Ukraine and supporting ICMPD member states impacted by the conflict.
