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Some 78% of people in 28 countries believe those escaping
conflict or persecution should be able to take refuge in another
country, up from 70% in a 2021 survey.
Fewer people also believe borders should be entirely closed to
refugees, with 36% agreeing in Friday's poll, against 50% a year
earlier, in part reflecting decreasing concerns related to the
coronavirus pandemic.
The Ipsos survey of attitudes towards refugees polled 20,505
people from 28 countries, including Australia, Argentina, China,
France, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United
States.
"Attitudes have become more favourable since last year in most
of the countries surveyed, suggesting that the Ukraine crisis
has increased public openness to refugees and reversed some of
the concerns generated by the pandemic," IPSOS said.
The Ukraine conflict has forced over 6.5 million people to flee
to neighbouring countries.
A report by the U.N. body showed on Thursday that some 89.3
million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of
persecution, conflict, abuse and violence at the end of 2021.
Since then, millions more have fled Ukraine or been displaced
within its borders, with price hikes linked to blocked grain
exports set to stoke more displacement elsewhere.
(Editing by William Maclean)
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