Almost four million people remain internally displaced in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022 and ongoing aggression since then, as well as the occupation of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine since 2014. Besides ongoing displacement due to hostilities, people are being evacuated from the most heavily affected frontline regions, and continue to depart from occupied territories to the government-controlled areas of Ukraine.
Drawing on his extensive journalistic experience in Ukraine, including in frontline regions, Artem Perfilov will outline the challenges facing internally displaced people and host communities in Ukraine, and how these have been addressed since 2014 with the help of national and international donors. He will highlight the challenges people face during evacuation from the frontline or movement from occupied to Ukrainian-controlled territories, and address why people return to frontline regions or are reluctant to leave. Throughout, he will shed light on the crucial role of journalists, local producers and other media actors in this context.
About the Speaker
Artem Perfilov has worked as a local producer for foreign media in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. He is a columnist for Die Tageszeitung (Germany), founder of the Media Makers Community, and a board member of Re:cover Ukraine. He is also a member of the Odesa regional organization of the National Union of Journalists. Previously, he worked as a journalist, editor, and producer for TV and radio in the city of Odesa since graduating from Odesa. I.I. Mechnikov National University (Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism) in 2005.
About the Series
The Migration Talks is a lecture series organised by the Global Migration Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute. Each semester, the series brings together leading scholars and experts from a wide range of disciplines, including history, sociology, anthropology, economics, international law, political science and international relations, to present cutting-edge research and analyses on migration. Through keynote presentations and interactive discussions, Migration Talks fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and provides a unique platform for students, researchers, policymakers and practitioners to engage with the complexities of contemporary migration.
Co-Hosts
This Migration Talk is co-hosted by the Global Migration Centre and the Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione project "Actors Beyond the Territorial State and Durable Solutions to Internal Displacement in International Law", led by Dr. Deborah Casalin (Grant no. 232896).