"REFUGEE ASSISTANCE"

UN Refugee Agency Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements visited Ukrainian refugees who crossed into Moldova at the Palanca border point. The refugees were taken on minibuses to a nearby transport hub run jointly by UNHCR and the Moldovan authorities. UNHCR

On the second day of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to Moldova, he commended the Moldovan people for their generosity and solidarity towards those fleeing the war in Ukraine as he met with the country’s president, Maia Sandu, pledging to scale up the United Nations response to the humanitarian crisis. UNIFEED

Expanding on Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) US$5 million Ukraine First Emergency Response grant announced in March, ECW announced a new, initial US$1.5 million allocation to support the education in emergencies response for the Ukraine refugee crisis in Moldova while on mission with strategic partners USAID, FCDO/UKand Theirworld. ECW

Ukrainian refugee Nataliia “Natasha” shares her journey a month after the start of the war. She arrived in Lisbon, Portugal with her daughter at the end of a daunting journey, leaving her husband behind, defending his country. Her biggest fear now is that she cannot meet her husband anymore. UNIFEED / FILE

Within three weeks, arrivals to Poland of refugees from Ukraine crossed the two-million mark. The UN Refugee Agency is working with partners to provide them with financial assistance. UNHCR

Refugees from the Ukraine keep arriving in Slovakia, where the government is maintaining an open and welcoming policy, but they face uncertainty about their future. UNHCR

More than 80,000 refugees have fled the conflict in Ukraine in the last few days and have crossed the border into Moldova. UNFPA

In Lebanon, displaced families and their host communities barely coping with an economic crisis are now struggling to survive a record harsh winter, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). UNHCR

Devastating impact of economic crisis and COVID-19 leaves Lebanese and Syrian families struggling to stay warm and stave off hunger as weather turns. UNHCR

People in Afghanistan are facing the winter season amid one of the world’s most rapidly growing humanitarian crises. Half of the population face acute hunger, over 9 million people are displaced, and the economy is in free fall. UNHCR