Displaced from Ukraine to Bern : A case study on journeys, living conditions, livelihoods and future intentions

Author(s) : Jean-Luc Jucker, Roberto Forin, Maxime Giraudet

Source : https://mixedmigration.org/resource/displaced-from-ukraine-to-bern/

Abstract:

“In Switzerland, refugees from Ukraine are registered under Protection Status S (Schutzstatus S), which was activated on 12 March 2022.4 As of 30 April 2023, 65,644 refugees were registered across Switzerland,5 97.5% of whom are Ukrainian nationals. 6 These refugees are assigned to cantons proportionally to population size. Since the canton of Bern is the second most populous canton in Switzerland, it received the second highest number of refugees, at 7,942 as of 30 April 2022 (Figure 1); the most populous canton, Zürich, received 11,538 people.”