Internally Displaced Persons: a New Challenge for Ukraine
Journal: Demography and social economy
Year: 2014

The process of internal displacement in Ukraine during the six months since it has begun is described in the article. Secondary research was done that included analysis of statistical data, Ukrainian legislation, reports of international organizations, statements of NGOs and Ukrainian authorities. The author distinguishes between two groups of internally displaced persons according to the region of origin -from Crimea and from the Eastern part of Ukraine. An analysis of the main characteristics