Ukraine

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“I was born during the war, far from my native country. And now, at the end of my life, I face war again, in my homeland.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I begged my husband [that we should] go anywhere, just not to stay here. There was only one thing in my head: save the children, take the children away from here.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“We had to hide and wait to be able to proceed. That day a residential building was hit, and when we went out of the basement of the school many people realized that they no longer had a place to go. Some came with us the same day.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
At least 17.6 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2023.

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our goal is to help internally displaced people meet their basic needs,” explains Olga, a project manager with Première Urgence.

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“We strive to provide emotional, physical, legal protection and comfort for each survivor. Our mobile teams are premised in local communities, where the need for services is the highest.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“In Dnipro, I used to spend UAH 15 (roughly half a dollar) per day for a large bottle of water. You may not think it’s that much money. But if you take into account all the monthly expenses, it really is,” says Yulia.

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I’m planning for today and maybe for tomorrow, but beyond that I don’t know. We have no plan. I just want to go back to my home and to return to our village as soon as possible when the situation allows us to travel there again.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The biggest worries are that with more fighting, more elderly people will be left behind, isolated and in urgent need of food, water and health and mental health support.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
As 2023 begins, some 17.6 million people need humanitarian assistance.

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“Everyone thought this horror would end in a few days, but weeks passed, and the children started to get sick. It was cold there, and with so many people in enclosed space, the viruses spread quickly,” says Olena.

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“The dog’s presence alone helps improve the children’s [mental] state.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“The money from UNICEF helped us to survive a few months,” adds Venera.

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The […] generators received from the United Nations will allow the operation of two hospital buildings at once.”

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“We have nothing here, nothing. We have to go to Avdiivka to get bread, salt and even matches. There is no public transport here. Nothing at all. We used to have a bus that went to Donetsk five times a day. We did not have any troubles then,” says another passenger.

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“To protect from COVID-19, I had to spend a big portion of my pension on hygiene products. It is now a matter of life or death. That’s why sometimes I do not eat enough food or buy all medications I need. I simply cannot cover all of my needs.”