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Fears for 'forgotten refugees' as France embraces displaced Ukrainians

Ukrainians line up outside the Porte de Versailles conference centre in the south of Paris, which is now hosting a Ukrainian refugee welcome centre, to help with documents and housing. 17 March 2022. © Chi Phuong/RFI

Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion of their country are being greeted with open arms in France – provided with food and water, help with paperwork, and offers of housing. However aid groups, who welcome the support for Ukrainians, worry that refugees from other countries are being forgotten.

"A friend found friends who could house us here in Paris," says Nataliya, a French teacher from Kyiv, who is sitting in the Ukrainian refugee welcome centre at the Porte de Versailles conference venue in the south of Paris. It's one of two such centres in the French capital where many Ukrainians end up after crossing Europe.

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