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In Romania, welcoming Ukrainians with open arms
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Refugees fleeing war from neighboring Ukraine after crossing the border by ferry at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, Friday, March 25, 2022. © AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru
By: Juliette Gheerbrant Follow
They thought they would stay just a few days before continuing their journey further west, and in the end they stayed: 70 to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees - the vast majority of them women and children - chose to settle in Romania.
And the arrivals continue.
Beyond the emergency humanitarian response, the challenge now is integration, particularly through work.
In Cluj-Napoca, Romania's second city, civil society is mobilizing to take up the challenge.
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