Escaping airstrikes in Eastern Ukraine: an 82-year-old’s journey to safety
With intensified hostilities in eastern regions of Ukraine, Nina Ryazantseva was among thousands of people who have fled or been evacuated from frontline communities in recent months.
UNHCR and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine strengthen cooperation in support of displaced and other war-affected people
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine have intensified their long standing cooperation to efficiently respond to the needs of people affected by the ongoing war. During today’s meeting between Karolina Lindholm Billing,...
National Housing Institute launched in Ukraine to help expand affordable housing solutions for war-affected people
The Institute will support the Government of Ukraine’s and its partners’ efforts to expand the availability of affordable and sustainable housing solutions for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, or who have become forcibly displaced, as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion.
Only minutes to pack: thousands of evacuees flee to safety from the worst war-affected areas in Ukraine
Evacuation in Donetsk region: mandatory for families with children “You have to leave. Now.” With these words, special evacuation teams led by the emergency services arrive every day to small villages and towns along the frontline in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. With...
UNHCR partners with the Olena Zelenska Foundation to support internally displaced children and large foster families in Ukraine
Kyiv, 30 August 2024: Yesterday, Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine, met with Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, to solidify a new partnership aimed at providing crucial humanitarian support to displaced children and larger foster...
In the most difficult times, cash assistance provides a lifeline to displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine
With support from donors, including the European Union, UNHCR is supporting internally displaced and other war-affected people across Ukraine with different types of cash assistance.
UNHCR and the Ministry of Reintegration commits to critical winter cash support to bring warmth to war-affected families
Kyiv, 21 August: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on support to war-affected people living in frontline communities during the upcoming...
Displaced themselves, and now advocating for the rights and durable solutions for all internally displaced in communities across Ukraine
More than 1,000 Councils of internally displaced people (IDP), established under local administrations across Ukraine, advocate for the rights and needs of IDPs. The councils’ mission is to help IDPs become fully-included and active members of their new home communities, and be part of decision-making.
UNHCR and the Ombudsman of Ukraine strengthen cooperation to protect the rights of displaced and other war-affected people
Kyiv, 19 August 2024: Today UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Representative in Ukraine, Karolina Lindholm Billing, and the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reinforce collaboration in protecting...