Ukrainian refugees in France: reception is not a long calm river [2/5]

Ukrainian refugees in France reception is not a long calm

Meeting with two volunteers in a Rotary club in Île-de-France. Very involved in welcoming Ukrainians, Catherine Fennet and Catherine Mulnet talk about the richness, but also the difficulties of this welcome.

The war in Ukraine caused the departure of at least five million people. France welcomes around 100,000. This week, we invite you to meet the refugees or those around them. The war provoked an unprecedented wave of solidarity in France. However, five months later, for lack of supervision, citizen reception sometimes runs out of steam. Some families don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel…

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