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Ukrainian summer camp provides respite from trauma of displacement
7 Oct 2014 Two hours from the city of Kharkiv, dozens of uprooted Ukrainians found themselves reverting to childhood in a corner once reserved for children. -
The humanitarian suffering continues in Ukraine, despite a ceasefire
19 Sep 2014 Liuba arrived by train in Kharkiv, seeking escape from fighting in the east and medical treatment for her injured eye. She felt desperate. -
Ukraine: the internally displaced struggle to get by
18 Sep 2014 Tamara's story is complicated and sad. She is an internally displaced person in her own town of Nikolaevka, a poor place of 16,000 inhabitants in Ukraine. -
Number of displaced inside Ukraine more than doubles since early August to 260,000
2 Sep 2014 Most of the displaced – 94 per cent – are from eastern Ukraine and are remaining in the Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. -
Russia speeds up asylum procedures as Ukrainian influx continues
21 Aug 2014 Some 300 Ukrainians arrive daily in St. Petersburg. Recent legal changes allow for a simpler and faster procedure for asylum processing and for medical screening. -
Cookies and cakes prove a winner for Syrian bakers in Armenia
18 Aug 2014 Azniv and Sevan are among the estimated 12,000 members of Syria's ethnic Armenian population who have fled to Armenia since the Syrian crisis erupted in 2011. -
Ukrainians in Russia worry about their future
11 Aug 2014 Some 800 Ukrainians have sought shelter in Russia's North Ossetia region as they wait to see what happens across the border. They worry about whether to return. -
UNHCR urges Ukraine to establish central registration system as internal displacement tops 117,000
5 Aug 2014 People from eastern Ukraine now make up 87 per cent of the total displaced population in Ukraine; those from Crimea number some 15,200 people. -
Sharp rise in Ukrainian displacement, with more than 50,000 internally displaced
27 Jun 2014 Increases are also being seen in the numbers of Ukrainians in Russia and other countries, although so far only a relatively small number have applied for refugee status.