Just seven days into the war, more than a million Ukrainians have left the country, and millions more are expected to migrate or seek asylum in other countries in the coming months. Remittances to Ukraine are likely to increase in 2022. The global community should support Ukrainian migrants and refugees by facilitating their journey and ensuring arrival in a safe environment.

Recovery: COVID-19 Crisis through a Migration Lens

Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to have grown a strong 7.3 percent to reach $589 billion in 2021. This return to growth is more robust than earlier estimates and follows the resilience of flows in 2020 when remittances declined by only 1.7 percent despite a severe global recession due to COVID-19.