UPDATE FROM UKRAINE (As of 22nd March 2022): Humanitarian needs are multiplying by the hour as fighting intensifies in Ukraine and the violence is threatening the lives and well-being of 7.5 million children.  Since the conflict has escalated, more than 1.5 million children have fled Ukraine and a child in Ukraine has become a refugee almost every single second.  

Children are struggling to overcome the traumas inflicted by the conflict. They are exhausted, have endured arduous journeys, in the freezing cold with few belongings. They are in desperate need of safety, stability and protection.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has described this emergency as the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

In around one month period, some 3.9 million refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine to neighboring countries, making this the fastest-growing refugee crisis since the Second World War. An additional 6.5 million people have been displaced within Ukraine’s borders.

We urgently need your help to continue providing life-saving protection to families forced to flee their homes.

UNHCR has stepped up our operations and capacity in Ukraine and neighboring countries. We have been on the ground in Ukraine since 2014 and we remain firmly committed to support all affected populations in Ukraine and countries in the region.

Your support can help ensure that Ukrainians forced to flee their homes are sheltered and safe.

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While prioritizing children’s charitable activities, we also help other vulnerable groups: refugees, large families, and elderly single people.  Our goal is to help our compatriots, the civilian population, to survive in this terrible time!