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Cash offers a lifeline to refugees from Ukraine arriving in Poland
news UNHCR, 01 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )Cash assistance is allowing refugees from Ukraine to make their own decisions about what they need most after arriving in Poland and other countries in the region. Poland has provided refuge to more than 2.3 million people fleeing Ukraine in just over a month, and more are arriving every day. Whi... -
Blanket delivery offers some warmth for refugees waiting to cross Ukraine border
news UNHCR, 21 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )As conflict deepens suffering inside Ukraine, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up cross-border aid from Poland with the support of partners like NEEKA. With temperatures recently plummeting on the Poland-Ukraine border, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, dispatched a consignment of thermal bla... -
Poland welcomes more than two million refugees from Ukraine
news UNHCR, 18 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )WARSAW – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today acknowledged the enormous support of the Polish authorities and civil society for those who have been forced to flee Ukraine, after the number of arrivals passed the two million mark within three weeks. -
Private sector donates over US$200 million to UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response
news UNHCR, 15 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )As humanitarian needs continue to rise, UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls on the private sector for continued support. -
A month since the start of the war, almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population are displaced
news UNHCR, 25 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR’s Representative to Ukraine – to whom quoted text may be attributed – speaking from Lviv to today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. -
UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for immediate end to Ukraine war, which has uprooted over 10 million people
news UNHCR, 31 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )Lviv, Ukraine – Visiting Ukraine for the first time since the Russian military offensive, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed today in the strongest terms for an end to the war, while calling on the international community to provide sustained support to the millions of civilia... -
UNHCR redoubles its aid inside Ukraine and the region
news UNHCR, 08 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )The war in Ukraine has triggered one of the fastest-growing displacement and humanitarian crises ever. Within six weeks, more than 4.3 million refugees have fled the country, while a further 7.1 million are displaced internally. As people continue to flee, UNHCR is working closely with local auth... -
UNHCR cash assistance helps refugees from Ukraine make ends meet, while boosting the local economy
news UNHCR, 28 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )Chisinau, Moldova-Wednesday 23 February was a day like any other in Ukraine’s Mariupol city. Liudmila Prodous, a resident of the port city travelled to Odesa, on the border with Moldova, to attend a workshop. She brought with her Veronica, her only child, to see places. The next day, the two hear... -
Ukrainian volunteer rallies village to welcome displaced families
news UNHCR, 07 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )As families fled west to escape fighting, Rymma Mytrak came up with a plan and with help from her neighbours opened a shelter for 80 people within days. -
UNHCR and partners call for urgent support for refugees from Ukraine and their hosts
news UNHCR, 26 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.