Cloud of uncertainty starts to lift for Ukrainian sisters fleeing war

Antonina and Natasha arrived in Slovakia without a plan. By evening, with help from UNHCR, they have a place to stay and hope for the future.

UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children

Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support

Slovakia receives 37 Somalis from camps in Eritrea

UNHCR has helped resettle a total of 281 Somali refugees so far this year

UNHCR-sponsored studies reveal homelessness as a serious threat to refugees in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia

Fleeing to a new land, but finding no home

Among asylum-seekers and refugees searching for new lives in Poland, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, homelessness and destitution are real and persistent threats.

Central, Eastern Europe aim to improve refugee status decisions

Eight European Union countries, now meeting in Budapest, are to spend 18 months reviewing and developing the quality of their asylum status decisions.

Slovakia: New agreement on border and airport monitoring