When 42-year-old twins Maryna and Ruslana boarded a bus from Poland to Italy, they thought they would stay two months at the most. Instead, their temporary refuge from the war in Ukraine turned into a more permanent one. They have remained for over a year and a half - with no hope of returning anytime soon. Read more of their story.

Despite an ever growing need, in recent years EU member states have resettled only about 1% of the 2 million refugees around the world seeking protection. Worse still, the majority remain trapped in countries that struggle to support the large populations of refugees awaiting resettlement. Europe can and must do better. In our short video, we explain how.  Learn more.

  Ahead of the publication of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on 23 September and the Resettlement Forum on 9 October, we appeal to the EU institutions and member states to urgently revive and increase resettlement efforts.