UNHCR and Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration solidify ongoing collaboration to support displaced and other war-affected people
Dnipro, 26 June 2024: Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sets out concrete areas of cooperation, aimed at supporting residents of the region who are impacted by the...
UNHCR renovates collective site for displaced people in Dnipro, with six more facilities to be completed this year across Ukraine
Supporting the comprehensive refurbishment of temporary accommodation centres, UNHCR helps to create better conditions for IDPs living in collective sites, including many forced to evacuate from areas with heightened security risks.
30 years and still standing with the people in Ukraine: UNHCR opens photo exhibition on its work with and for the people in Ukraine
The UN Refugee Agency is launching a photo exhibition to highlight three decades of working with and for people affected by displacement and war.
UNHCR adjusts criteria for cash assistance to people impacted by the war in Ukraine
The programme of multi-purpose cash assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Ukraine has been in place since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. All this time, the programme tried to respond to the requests of vulnerable categories of internally...
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.