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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters, “finding solution to UNRWA chronic financial problem requires political will to match the support for the mandate with sufficient resources," adding that the problem lays at a discrepancy between what UNRWA is expected to deliver and the resource being made available. UNIFEED

During a visit to Poland and Ukraine this week, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller met those recently forced to flee their homes. UNHCR

Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-seeking children† and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence. UNICEF

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