The monastery that opened its doors to fourteen-year-old boy Mykyta and his family
Sr. Bernadette’s long black habit flows behind her as she strides through the long limestone corridors. At the end of the hall, glass doors open into the chapel -an expansive space with tall ceilings, teak wooden beams and a simple alter, marked with a religious...
“My favourite hero is you!” The IDP psychologist helps people overcome their trauma of displacement
“To all of those, who were forced to flee, who lost their homes and are trying to find themselves in a new place: do not be afraid of changes, do not lose faith in your own future, value and preserve your life,” – said 39-year-old Yaroslava Palchyk, psychologist from...
Six faces of the forcibly displaced in Ukraine
The city of Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, has become a new home for many people forced from nearby towns and villages by the fighting. In Dnipro and throughout Dnipropetrovska Oblast region UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delivering humanitarian assistance in response...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Lviv Regional State Administration solidify ongoing collaboration in support of people impacted by the war to recover and rebuild their homes and lives.
March 28, 2023 – Today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Lviv Regional State Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding that reaffirms their ongoing cooperation since the end of February 2022 in supporting the...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Ternopil State Regional Administration solidify ongoing collaboration in support of people impacted by the war to recover and rebuild their homes and lives.
March 28, 2023 – Today, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the Ternopil State Regional Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which defines joint areas of cooperation aimed at supporting internally displaced people in the region. Since...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Rivne Regional State Administration solidify ongoing collaboration in support of internally displaced people
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Rivne Regional State Administration signed today a Memorandum of Understanding that sets out concrete areas of cooperation aimed at supporting the humanitarian needs of internally displaced people who found shelter in Rivne...
Giving back to the community – a humanitarian response
When Denys joined UNHCR’s local NGO partner Charitable Foundation “Right to Protection” at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the situation was already tense. The Russian invasion had led to the displacement of millions of Ukrainians inside the country....
With the support of UNHCR and the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Ukrainian company QHome is manufacturing and installing 100 houses for families who lost their homes due to the war.
15 March 2023 – In the Kyiv region, prefabricated houses constructed by QHome are being installed on the private land of families whose homes were destroyed due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Such a house is suitable for a family of four people and...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Kherson Regional State Administration solidify ongoing collaboration in support of people impacted by the war to recover and rebuild their homes and lives
14 March 2023 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Kherson Regional State Administration signed today a Memorandum of Understanding that sets out concrete areas of cooperation aimed at alleviating dire humanitarian needs of people living in the Kherson...