UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Agency, are calling on States and regional organisations to take urgent action to ensure no child is born, or remains, stateless in Europe. While there are no precise figures on the...
Ruhullah Ramaki: Refugee from Afghanistan who became a doctor in Ukraine
Ruhullah is happy that he can give back to the country that gave him a second chance
This is what it’s like to live through freezing winter in a war zone
In Ukraine, winter temperatures make life hard for thousands of people whose lives have already been torn apart by conflict.
UNHCR’s new 2 Billion Kilometres to Safety campaign invites the public to step in solidarity with refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced a new global campaign calling on people all over the world to cover the distance travelled by refugees each year.
UNHCR supports Peaceful Co-existence Projects throughout Ukraine
60 projects in eastern Ukraine and 20 projects in the rest of Ukraine are only a small part of successful local initiatives aimed to support both displaced and host communities to help each other build their future together.
States reach historic deal for refugees and commit to more effective, fairer response
UN General Assembly agrees on an innovative global framework to better serve the forcibly displaced and their host communities.
Cultural space project supported by UNHCR as a platform for peaceful co-existence in Oleksandria
Opening of the Cultural Center in Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad region, has become one of the series opening of peaceful co-existence projects funded by the UN Refugee Agency to help local communities smoothly integrate IDPs in their new home areas.
“UNHCR’s protection cash assistance helped my granddaughter access education with dignity!”
Since 2014, UNHCR has offered individual cash solutions for the protection needs of internally displaced and other conflict affected persons in Ukraine.
Orange the World: #HearMeToo: End Violence against Women
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign which takes place each year. It commences on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Violence against women...