Funding from the People of Japan brings warmth to homes nearby the contact line in eastern Ukraine
Nataliia Kolga* is 67 years old. She lives alone in the village of Maiorske, located only 200 meters away from the contact line in eastern Ukraine. The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine has been going on for almost seven years. Despite some progress after the July...
Winterization program of UNHCR in Ukraine helps 450 families survive cold winter temperatures
Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, many asylum-seekers and refugees in Ukraine found themselves in a vulnerable situation.
With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives
Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. This is according to annual statistics released by the agency today. These are the lowest refugee...
Youth for Change: How Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers Help Communities
Growing up is challenging. Here you are, a 17-year old soon-to-become adult, going to school while enjoying a careless and easy-going life. Then suddenly, you are a 22-year old in constant pursuit of a stable job and in desperate search for your place in this world....
Filippo Grandi: The UNHCR’s 70th anniversary is no cause for celebration
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls to build a world in which there is truly no need for a UN refugee agency because nobody is compelled to flee.
UNHCR social short film depicts the main challenges of displacement over the last 25 years in Ukraine
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) created a short film to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of UNHCR and its 25 year presence in Ukraine. The film looks at the daily challenges faced by internally displaced persons (IDPs) through...
20 Years of Proud Partnership
Celebrating 20 Years of partnership between UNHCR and The International Fund for Public Health and Environment “Carpathian Region” NEEKA
Humanitarian actors seek US$168 million to support 1.9 million conflict-affected people in eastern Ukraine
(Kyiv, 26 November 2020): The Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Ms. Osnat Lubrani, together with the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, launched today the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan in a bid to meet the needs of 1.9 million...
UNHCR joins the all-Ukrainian campaign for the elimination of violence against women
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a campaign which runs until Human Rights Day on 10 December.