Human mobility has manifested itself throughout history in various ways, as a result of influencing factors If migration is generally defined as any form of territorial mobility of the population regardless of purpose, duration and regularity, it can take various, distinctive forms. Voluntary migration is widely theorized in academic circles, which cannot be a valid statement in regard to forced migration, given the fact that the latter takes place in abnormal circumstances, following the abusive seizure of inhabited areas by an enemy resorting to extermination, deportation and persecution of the native population. Assessing the place and role of humanitarian migration in the context of international migration, identifying the features, and the causes and effects generated by humanitarian migration are the objectives proposed in this academic paper. The article also addresses the topicality of the issue stemming from the humanitarian crisis generated by Russia's aggression against neighboring Ukraine. The research methodology of the proposed topic was based on the scientific information from the reports of international bodies, as well as those identified in the academic literature. The text of the article contains a logical, argumentative narrative, developed by applying the dialectical method.