UNDP and UNHCR partner to support recovery and durable solutions for war-affected communities in Ukraine
Kyiv, 8 August 2024 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have joined forces to facilitate the rehabilitation and recovery of war-affected communities in Ukraine. The project, called “Mine Action and IDP Return...
In Ukraine, UNHCR’s Grandi urges support ahead of harsh winter challenges
KYIV – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged the international community to further scale up vital support ahead of the third winter since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion. Grandi travelled to Ukraine this week for the fifth time...
UNHCR launches digital platform with up-to-date information on assistance and services for people displaced by war on Ukraine
On the new “Ukraine is Home” platform, Ukrainians, who have fled the full-scale invasion by Russia and become internally displaced or refugees abroad, can find practical and updated information about rights, entitlements, and access to services—to help them make...
In Kharkiv, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to help people of Ukraine prepare for third wartime winter
Kharkiv, Ukraine – 17 July 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced a new financial contribution of $100 million to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of the...
Despite progress in accessing education, hundreds of thousands of school-aged refugee children from Ukraine remain out of school
As the third disrupted school year for children and youth from Ukraine draws to a close, more than 600,000 remain out of school across the European Union, from an estimated 1.4 million school-aged refugee children from Ukraine in the block. This is despite some...
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 welcomes the extension of Temporary Protection for refugees from Ukraine
BRUSSELS – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is encouraged by the EU’s continued demonstration of solidarity and responsibility towards refugees from Ukraine, following the Council’s decision to extend temporary protection for an additional year. “Today’s announcement is...
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.