This review is a collective endeavour that reflects the dedicated work of many colleagues and partners. At the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD), the report was prepared by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS), International Migration Division (IMD), under the leadership of Jean-Christophe Dumont and with co‑ordination by Mariya Aleksynska. Analytical work and drafting of the report were carried out by Mariya Aleksynska (OECD), Ave Lauren (OECD) and Oksana Nezhyvenko (OECD), with the support of Mara Cătălina Ciu (OECD).
This review builds on extensive quantitative and qualitative research. Our special appreciation goes to Giorgia Tornieri and Susanne Klink from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the research team from Brunel University of London led by Derek Groen, for providing simulations of potential returns under different scenarios using their jointly developed Agent-Based Model.
We also thank, without implicating, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for providing Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) General Population Survey data, as well as IMPACT Initiatives for providing their longitudinal data for the analysis undertaken by the authors of this report.
The review benefitted from the comments of the Delegates to the Working Party on Migration, Delegates to the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee, and the OECD Secretariat, including: Andrew Keith, Simon Callewaert, Arnault Pretet, Hector Tajonar De Lara, and Valentina Patrini. Anita Richter, Michał Faleńczyk, Marta Sydoryak and Kateryna Penkova in the OECD Ukraine Unit and OECD-Kyiv Office offered valuable comments and crucial support in liaising with stakeholders in Ukraine. Additional comments by IOM and UNHCR Kyiv and Geneva offices further helped to enrich the report.
A fact-finding mission to Kyiv and Lviv allowed collecting invaluable insights from Ukrainian ministries, municipal authorities, international organisations, civil society, academia and social partners. The OECD Secretariat would like to thank the Ukrainian authorities involved in consultations, especially the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories, Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Health, former Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, former Ministry of National Unity, State Employment Service, State Migration Service, Kyiv and Lviv City Administrations, as well as many other stakeholders and experts in Ukraine who shared information with the project team.
To collect examples of international practices, the OECD organised a seminar series entitled Return and Reintegration of Ukrainians: Innovative Approaches of OECD and Other Countries to Support the Long Way Home. The series brought together Ukrainian and international policymakers, experts and practitioners to exchange lessons on return and reintegration from the OECD and beyond. We sincerely thank, without implicating, participants of these events, as well as attendees, for fruitful exchanges and feedback, which greatly helped inform the review.
Lastly, our thanks go to Philippe Hervé, Sebastián Higuera and Taehoon Lee, for providing statistical support under the guidance of Cécile Thoreau; to Marie‑Aurélie Elkurd and Lucy Hulett for their valuable support with editing, publication and communication. Dominika Andrzejczak ensured administrative support throughout the project.