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...
Korean support makes a real difference for war-affected and displaced people in Ukraine and refugees in Poland and Hungary
16 August 2024 – The Government of the Republic of Korea has contributed $14.1 million to critical humanitarian, protection and recovery programmes by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Ukraine, Poland and Hungary. This funding will help UNHCR provide crucial assistance...
UNDP and UNHCR partner to support recovery and durable solutions for war-affected communities in Ukraine
Kyiv, 8 August 2024 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have joined forces to facilitate the rehabilitation and recovery of war-affected communities in Ukraine. The project, called “Mine Action and IDP Return...
In Ukraine, UNHCR’s Grandi urges support ahead of harsh winter challenges
KYIV – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged the international community to further scale up vital support ahead of the third winter since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion. Grandi travelled to Ukraine this week for the fifth time...
UNHCR launches digital platform with up-to-date information on assistance and services for people displaced by war on Ukraine
On the new “Ukraine is Home” platform, Ukrainians, who have fled the full-scale invasion by Russia and become internally displaced or refugees abroad, can find practical and updated information about rights, entitlements, and access to services—to help them make...
In Kharkiv, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to help people of Ukraine prepare for third wartime winter
Kharkiv, Ukraine – 17 July 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced a new financial contribution of $100 million to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of the...