1、JUNE 2022Ukrainian Refugees Forced Displacement Response Goes Fully DigitalLauren Burke,Anastasia Strouboulis,Catherine Nzuki,and Erol Yayboke As of mid-June,more than 7.3 million people had left Ukraine since Russia invaded in February.An additional 7.1 million people were internally displaced,repr
2、esenting one-third of the prewar Ukrainian population.Though almost 2.4 million people have crossed back into Ukraine,the speed and scale of forced displacement have been unprecedented compared to recent crises,putting tremendous strain on available services.This has prompted EU member states,the Un
3、ited Nations,aid organizations,private companies,civilian volunteers,and many other groups to expand operations and innovate service delivery.The mobilization of these services is notable for the extent to which they are digitally driven.While most refugees have access to phones and the internet,Ukr
4、ainian refugees are not facing the additional challenges of rural network coverage and device and data plan affordability due to the robust digital infrastructure available throughout the region.At the start of 2022,Polands internet penetration rate stood at87 percent of the total population(compare
