World Refugee Day in Ukraine: Hope Away from Home for Millions of Ukrainians
The World Refugee Day, observed globally on 20 June, was commemorated in Ukraine through more than 30 events organized by UNHCR and its NGO partners. Ranging from information sessions to open-air gatherings and photo installations, the events shed light on the...
Home repairs help restore Ukrainian communities shattered by war
For the past 30 years, Liudmyla Bantsyr has grown vegetables on a large plot of land beside her house in Ozershchyna, a rural village an hour west of Kyiv. Now aged 70, she still harvests hundreds of kilograms of potatoes each year by hand, storing them for the months...
On World Refugee Day, UNHCR spotlights initiatives and actions that give internally displaced people and refugees hope and possibilities to actively contribute
20 June 2023, Kyiv, Ukraine – Today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine marked World Refugee Day with an event focused on initiatives and actions that help people who have been forcibly displaced actively participate and be fully...
Responding to the Kakhovka dam emergency
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam on 6 June resulted in the extensive flooding of settlements in the region. Tens of thousands of people in areas controlled by the Government of Ukraine have reportedly been impacted by the flooding, with about 3,000 having been...
“The city is not buildings; it is people”. Youth activist from Mariupol helps to develop an integration hub in Mukachevo
Dariia Markovych hails from Mariupol in southern Ukraine. An active citizen, she was one of the dedicated members of the Mariupol Youth Council, launching programs for youth entrepreneurship and providing grants for the development of business projects created by...
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022
Increase last year was driven by war in Ukraine and revised estimates for Afghan refugees; further fighting, especially in Sudan, has now pushed global total to 110 million The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside conflict elsewhere and climate-driven upheaval meant...
UNHCR and local partners support Odesa communities impacted by the war in Ukraine.
During the early hours of 10 June, a multi-story residential complex was damaged in Odesa following a loitering munitions attack. The attack which resulted in the tragic loss of life, has damaged or destroyed about 46 homes, leaving some 100 people without a roof...
A miracle surviving a missile attack
“I opened my eyes, there was nothing but dust in the air,” 88-year-old Raisa recalls the night which she will never forget. Sleeping peacefully in her bed, the elderly woman did not hear neither the air alarm warning of an air attack, nor the sound of explosion when...
Grassroots organisations help coordinate the work of volunteers in Kharkiv
UNHCR’s local partner NGO “Proliska” works with the Kharkiv Humanitarian Coordination Hub to reach the most vulnerable people, including in the retaken areas in Kharkivska oblast.