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Private sector donates over US$200 million to UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response
news UNHCR, 15 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )As humanitarian needs continue to rise, UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls on the private sector for continued support. -
University dorm in western Ukraine offers escape for fleeing families
news UNHCR, 11 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )With nearly 2 million people forcibly displaced within Ukraine, UNHCR and its partners are responding to the dire humanitarian needs with shelter and other forms of aid. <br> Until recently, students filled the halls and rooms of this dormitory in Mukachevo State University in western Ukraine’s Z... -
UN welcomes and supports initiative to fast-track transfer of people fleeing Ukraine to Romania through Moldova
news UNHCR, 11 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )Chisinau, 10 March 2022 – The Moldovan and Romanian Governments, supported by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, IOM have set in place the transfer of people who fled Ukraine, including third country nationals, from southern Moldova to Romania, a journey o... -
UNHCR scales up for those displaced by war in Ukraine, deploys cash assistance
news UNHCR, 11 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. <br> <br> UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has significantly stepped up its assistance in Ukraine and the neighbouring cou... -
Ukrainian family confronts new reality of life as refugees
news UNHCR, 10 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )After an arduous journey to safety, two-month-old Andrii is among the youngest of more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine, but his aunt already looks forward to the day he can return. -
News Comment: UNHCR’s Grandi praises Europe’s welcome for Refugees fleeing Ukraine
news UNHCR, 08 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )We have passed the shocking milestone of 2 million refugees fleeing Ukraine in just 12 days, mainly into five neighbouring countries. Over half are fleeing to Poland alone. -
Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing escalating conflict in Ukraine must be protected
news UNHCR, 07 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi -
UNHCR welcomes EU decision to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine
news UNHCR, 04 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )Chisinau, Moldova – Yesterday’s unprecedented decision by the European Union (EU) to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine will provide immediate protection in the EU for Ukrainians and third country nationals with refugee or permanent residence status in Ukraine. -
News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week
news UNHCR, 03 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )In just seven days, one million people have fled Ukraine, uprooted by this senseless war. I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one. -
People across Poland show solidarity with refugees from Ukraine
news UNHCR, 01 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )From overflowing donation centres near the border to offers of transport and accommodation around the country, Poles offer a warm welcome to people forced to flee.