«It is only in the heart that one can see rightly»
“I have been visually impaired since childhood. My parents did not know at first, as I never stumbled and did not tell them that I could not see well. I just feel how to take the next step. I guess, this is my intuition. I always perceived the world by hearing...
As winter sets in, UNHCR calls for sustained support for humanitarian and recovery needs in Ukraine
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Regional Director for Europe, Philippe Leclerc, speaking in Kyiv after a week-long mission to Ukraine – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. ...
UNHCR calls for improved access to birth registration to confirm legal identity and prevent statelessness in Ukraine
A conference “Birth registration for all in Ukraine: achievements, challenges and solutions” took place in Kyiv to mark the ninth anniversary of the global #IBelong campaign aimed to end statelessness in the world. Organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its...
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...