Practical support for Ukrainian refugees: From procedures to transport, accommodation and jobs Foto: Alexandru Chiriac Kiri. R. Moldova. Refugee children from Ukraine waiting for a train to Romania at the Chisinau railway station With more than three million refugees fleeing Ukraine, and thousands more crossing the borders every day, hundreds of initiatives have sprung up to provide practical support in neighbouring countries and beyond, ranging from small volunteer

Children account for half of all Ukrainian refugees, EU commissioner says   Foto: Alexandru Chiriac Kiri. R. Moldova. Children from Ukraine Children make up half of the 3.8 million refugees from Ukraine that have arrived in the European Union since the Russian invasion, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson says. “The numbers of arrivals is going down,” Johansson said Monday of Ukrainians arriving in the EU. “At

Children, education, health, jobs, housing: EU outlines support for refugees fleeing war in Ukraine The European Commission today outlined the full range of actions being taken to support Member States in meeting the needs of refugees fleeing the war against Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion, some 3.5 million people – mainly women and children – have arrived in the EU in the space of just four weeks. Around 6.5 million people are estimated to be displaced internally. The

From gratitude to anger. What refugees and hosts should know   Foto: Alexandru Chiriac Kiri. R. Moldova. Refugees from Ukraine in the accommodation center in the Republic of Moldova Now is not the time to think, guess and fantasize Our brains are having a hard time right now. He is living a new terrible experience. Let us help him with our prudence and awareness. Today is about the

Ukrainians with children in Poland can apply for assistance from March 26 From March 26, Ukrainians who arrived in Poland after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be able to apply for Family 500+ assistance. This is reported by the Lviv Regional Military Administration in Telegram. The Regional State Administration reminded that Family 500+ is a state program to support families with children. A Ukrainian family will

European countries must urgently take action to prevent violations of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings This was stated by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada Lyudmila Denisova. She noted that the wave of migrants from Ukraine to neighboring countries increases the risk of them falling into a situation of human trafficking. Women, children and persons with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.