Afghanistan’s conflict taking the heaviest toll on displaced women and children
UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020
The Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) is participating at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with 29 athletes, from 11 countries, competing in 12 sports. The Refugee Olympic Team’s official acronym is EOR, based on the French name: équipe olympique des réfugiés. Thanks to...
Call for Applications for 2021 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Ukraine
UNHCR in Ukraine announces call for application for DAFI Scholarship programme for the 2021-2022 academic year
70th anniversary of the Refugee Convention – a legal instrument which remains as relevant today, when forcible displacement has reached record levels
Opinion piece by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine
The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection for people forced to flee
Geneva/Kyiv, 28 July 2021 Today marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a key international treaty. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says that recommitting to its spirit and fundamental principles is more urgent today than ever. “The Convention...
“We are in the field every day, supporting people”
Read an interview with the new UNHCR Representative, Karolina Lindholm Billing two months after her arrival to Ukraine.
Photo exhibition for the World Refugee Day
On 20 June, the global community is observing World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations to honor the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution. This year World Refugee Day...
World Refugee Day 2021 in Ukraine
This year, World Refugee Day, which held under the message “Together we can achieve anything”, focuses on the inclusion of forcibly displaced people, because only together we can achieve great results. Only by working together can we recover from COVID-19...
Grants to support refugee communities in Ukraine!
UNHCR representation in Ukraine and its Partners in the regions announce the start of the second round of the applications to the Community Support Initiatives (CSI) project