UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes a contribution of NOK 30 million ($2.7 million) from Norway to support refugees from Ukraine in Moldova. This is the second-largest contribution to UNHCR in Moldova over the past two years.
Thanks to Norway’s generous support, refugees like those at the Popeasca Refugee Accomodation Center in Moldova, where 42 out of 83 residents are children, benefit from comprehensive aid. Since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Norway has significantly contributed to Moldova, funding cash assistance, shelter, psychosocial support, protection against gender-based violence, access to specialized services, and community infrastructure rehabilitation. ©UNHCR/Eugenia Ciurca
This important funding to sustain UNHCR’s operations in Moldova is part of the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, an assistance scheme for the period 2023-2027 administered by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). Moldova is a prioritized neighboring country under the assistance scheme, in view of its complex and long-term challenges related to economy, energy, security, and humanitarian needs exacerbated by the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Since the massive escalation of war in Ukraine in February 2022, over 1.4 million people from Ukraine have crossed into Moldova, with more than 120,000 remaining in the country as refugees. At the same time, Moldova has faced further challenges with energy shortages, high inflation, and security concerns. Many refugees from Ukraine in Moldova struggle with accessing medical care, securing employment, and ensuring their children can continue their education. The integration process is further complicated for the most vulnerable refugees, and overall, by language barriers and the psychological trauma of displacement.
Norway is a major humanitarian donor to Moldova and has contributed around NOK 490 million since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. With the latest contribution to UNHCR, both vulnerable local communities and refugees in Moldova will be supported through cash assistance, adequate shelter, psychosocial support, protection against gender-based violence, access to specialized services, and rehabilitation of community infrastructure. This comprehensive support will help address the immediate needs of refugees, alleviate the pressures on host communities, and enhance overall resilience and capacity to manage ongoing and future challenges.
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