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World in Progress: How to deal with the fallout of war

April 13, 2022

Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, people have been trying to flee to safety. In these dark times, a Ukrainian businessman helped evacuate orphans out of the war zone to the Turkish city of Antalya. In neighboring Moldova people are afraid the war could spread beyond Ukraine. And a theater play in Argentina addresses the trauma of war – 40 years after the Falklands War.

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Nearly two thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes since the Russian invasion started. That's according to UNICEF, the UN's children’s agency. A Ukrainian businessman recently managed to bring 800 orphans and their caregivers to safety. He moved them to Antalya in Turkey – a city known as a Turkish vacation paradise. He put them up in hotels for now and he says he wants to bring in even more children soon.

Report: Karin Senz

 

The fear of war lingers in the air, also in neighboring Moldova, Europe’s poorest country. What's Russia's next move? Will Russia invade us, too?, many people are asking.

Report: Clemens Verenkotte

 

40 years after the Falklands or Malvinas War between Argentina and Great Britain, veterans who were once enemies and fought against each other are now taking the stage – together, to talk about past trauma.

Report: Anne Herrberg and Diego Gonzalez

 

Children who fled North Korea with their parents or other relatives have a harrowing journey behind them before arriving in the South. But their troubles don't stop there. Some find it hard to integrate, get bullied at school or are left to fend for themselves. One man has decided to help several boys integrate and to make this new foreign country feel like home for them.

Report: Kathrin Erdmann

Sarah Steffen Author and editor with a keen interest on underreported crises.