Kyrgyz human rights lawyer wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
A lawyer, whose work has supported the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming the first country in the world to end statelessness, has been selected as the 2019 winner of the UN Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.
Nansen Fest in Kyiv will honour Fridtjof Nansen – famous explorer, scientist and humanitarian
Fridtjof Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the displaced victims of the First World War and related conflicts.
In Ukraine, refugees and internally displaced persons name administrative and bureaucratic obstacles, access to housing and employment as key issues
UNHCR presented a report based on the Participatory Assessment 2019
UNHCR Ukraine introduces innovative solution to ease crossings for vulnerable people in the east of Ukraine
Electric cart will transport elderly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities who are crossing the Stanytsya Luhanska pedestrian checkpoint.
“Kidslandia” centre will brighten lives of children living close to the contact line
New friendly space for children and youth opened its doors in August in Novotoshkivske village in the east of Ukraine with support of the UNHCR in Ukraine and humanitarian mission Proliska.
FREE CAPOEIRA COURSE IN KHARKIV!
In partnership with the Embassy of Brasil in Kyiv, Ukrainian center for capoeira and Capoeira UNICAR – Kharkov, (UNHCR) would like to invite interested persons to enroll in a free capoeira course in Kharkiv.
Do elderly from NGCA have to receive their pensions? How to solve IDP issues? What is the difference between IDPs and refugees – explains Pablo Mateu during his interview with Radio Novoe Vremia
Pablo Mateu, Representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Ukraine
Employment opportunities of asylum seekers in Ukraine
With the purpose of bringing together relevant stakeholders to develop an advocacy strategy to simplify access to official employment for asylum seekers, on 3rd of July UNHCR in Ukraine facilitated a Private Sector Employment and Entrepreneurship Forum.
UNHCR voices needs for improvements at Stanytsia Luhanska entry-exit crossing point to the President of Ukraine and the President of the EU Council
UNHCR briefed the high-level visitors on the urgency to repair the broken bridge at Stanytsia Luhanska