1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week
This statement is attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi 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...
5 Ways To Help Refugees and Displaced People Fleeing Ukraine
Are you looking for ways to help with the emergency response in Ukraine, but not sure what you can do? We are seeing a mounting refugee and humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of people flee Ukraine and are in urgent need of shelter and support. Here are five...
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Ukraine Emergency Over 7 million people have now fled to neighbouring countries. UNHCR is on the ground delivering aid to families who have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict in Ukraine. Over 7 million refugees have fled Ukraine as of as of...
People across Poland show solidarity with refugees from Ukraine
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. By Chris Melzer in Dorohusk, Poland At a recently opened reception centre in Dorohusk, exhausted-looking...
UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
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. Around 660,000 refugees have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries in the past...
UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries. The escalation of conflict has triggered an...
High Commissioner’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine
By Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr President, Greetings from Geneva. Today and in recent days, you have heard that the United Nations humanitarian organizations, together with their NGO partners, have remained in Ukraine. Let me start...
Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
We are gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine. The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart. We have already seen...