RESPECTAREA DREPTULUI LA AZIL PENTRU REFUGIAȚII UCRAINENI ÎN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA
RESPECTING THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Author(s): Grigore PÎRȚACSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Migration Studies, EU-Legislation, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Universitatea de Studii Europene din Moldova
Keywords: right to asylum; refugees; political asylum; European Union; Republic of Moldova; migratory flow; UNHCR-UN High Commissioner for Refugees; INTERSOS; ACTED; IOM;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the phenomenon of respecting asylum for Ukrainian refugees in the Republic of Moldova. The author point out that the Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in approximately 8 million Ukrainians being internally displaced by the end of May, and more than 7.9 million fleeing the country by January 24, 2023. For the first time in the history of our country, in a limited time, a record number of asylum applications was registered 15,000 people. The author mention the prodigious activity of state institutions in our country, the Republic of Moldova demonstrated remarkable solidarity with refugees from Ukraine. All state institutions were mobilized to provide the refugees with the best possible conditions and to ensure the transit of several hundred thousand more refugees.
Journal: Vector European
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 16-20
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian
