Ukrainian artists use mural art to unite displaced and host communities
In November, two Ukrainian artists, Kateryna Rudakova and Daria Prokhorchuk, joined forces to bring art and hope to internally displaced people and their host communities in Ukraine. With the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its NGO partner organization...
One, two, 20,000 repaired homes … and counting
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, repairs houses and restores hope for war-affected and returning families across Ukraine.
UNHCR warns worsening conditions and challenges facing vulnerable Ukrainian refugees in Europe
Almost two years following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, older people, people with disabilities, those with serious medical conditions, and others with specific needs who have fled Ukraine, are facing increasing challenges and hardship, according to the latest...
Surviving shelling, displacement, flooding, and now fearing the harsh winter – the stark realities of life in southern Ukraine
When the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed in June 2023, the situation became even more dire for communities and families in the region, who had already endured immense suffering since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. “In the last 20 months,...
Durable solutions for war-affected communities: Restoring Kyiv Oblast together
“I lived through the Second World War, a mass-scale famine known as Holodomor, and now I am living through this invasion,” says Halyna, meeting us at the doorstep of her old wooden house in the tiny village of Kukhari, not far from the infamous Chornobyl exclusion...
New cooperation agreement between UNHCR and Poltava Regional State Administration will reinforce support to and inclusion of displaced people
Poltava, 17 October 2023 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Poltava Regional State Administration today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that solidifies and further strengthens ongoing cooperation aimed at supporting war-affected and displaced people who have...
Hroza – a Ukrainian village where “the volume of grief per square meter goes off scale”
In the footsteps of one of the first humanitarian responders on site after the attack on Hroza, psychologist Tetiana from UNHCR’s NGO partner Proliska.
Art therapy helped Ukrainian Iryna find solace, get a new profession and empower others
Iryna, a 44-year-old displaced woman who fled the war to the city of Uzhhorod in western Ukraine, has undergone a remarkable transformation since the start of the full-scale invasion. She moved from uncertainty and despair over her future to strength and...
Broken Houses, Unbroken Spirits: Supporting displaced people with documentation
Maria, 66, is from the city of Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine. It was one of the first big cities, which came under heavy bombardment in the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion due to its proximity to the Russian border. Eighteen months after, Kharkiv...