UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution.
Russia’s invasion places a generation of Ukrainian children under severe strain
The United Nations in Ukraine condemns the severe violations of children’s rights caused by Russia’s invasion. More than two years since the escalation of the war, heavy hostilities continue to inflict immense physical, psychological, and emotional harm on...
UNHCR alarmed at growing humanitarian needs around Kharkiv, Ukraine
Geneva, 21 May 2024 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely worried about the worsening humanitarian situation, and resulting spike in humanitarian needs and forced displacement owing to the new ground offensive by the Russian Federation Armed Forces in the...
First multiservice space will provide “one-stop shop” support to forcibly displaced and other war-affected people in Kharkiv city
In a newly opened multiservice space, people affected by the war can receive a range of services from UNHCR, its NGO partner Right to Protection and the city authorities to help them address essential needs and feel welcomed in Kharkiv.
Supporting repairs of multistorey buildings, UNHCR helps families become eligible for the state compensation programme
In Kharkiv city and Izium, UNHCR has provided construction materials to local authorities to support repairs of common areas in 45 damaged residential buildings.
UNHCR Ukraine provides financial support to families hosting internally displaced people
This week, UNHCR has transferred the first payments of financial support to families hosting internally displaced persons across the country as part of the Government of Ukraine’s Prykhystok programme, which UNHCR will support with 15 million USD in 2024.
EU, UNDP, and UNHCR join in forum on integration of IDPs in Chernivtsi
More than 100 active participants gathered at the forum to devise sustainable strategies for the integration of internally displaced persons in Chernivtsi Oblast
Joint statement by the International Coordination Roma Group and the United Nations in Ukraine on the occasion of International Roma Day
“Our thoughts and solidarity with the Ukraine Roma community”
After the attacks: how UNHCR responds and helps people in Ukraine fix their war-damaged homes
With timely and generous support from the European Union, UNHCR and partners rush to provide emergency shelter materials to help people quickly repair their homes damaged by Russian aerial attacks.