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...
Humanitarians revise monthly amount of cash assistance provided to people impacted by the war in Ukraine
Humanitarians in Ukraine are updating the monthly amount of the multi-purpose cash assistance provided to the most vulnerable people impacted by the war. From 1 October, each person will receive UAH 3,600, an increase from UAH 2,220 that had been provided until now....
Critical needs, repairs and rent: four ways UNHCR’s cash assistance supports people affected by war
Giving choice and means The full-scale war in Ukraine has turned Ihnat’s life, like millions of other Ukrainians, upside down. Before the Russian invasion, he was a respectable man who owned a house, worked in a factory, earned additional money fixing household...
Fleeing War: A Miner’s Story of Displacement and Hope
“After 30 years of dedicated service at a coal mine, I was awarded the title of Honored Miner and retired. But now I’m a nobody, an empty space, a homeless person. We have lost everything,” says 73-year-old Ievhen, who, together with his 70-year-old...
Healing dialogues: The psychological hotline offers support to displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine
Dial 0 800 331 916 for assistance; the hotline operates daily.