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The protection needs identified by displaced Ukrainian children and adolescents

19/09/2023
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Research with displaced Ukrainian children and adolescents demonstrates that humanitarian actors need to provide opportunities for them to express their concerns, feelings and opinions.

The forgotten victims of war: Ukraine’s stateless

18/09/2023
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War has exacerbated the severe difficulties faced by stateless people in Ukraine. Barriers to accessing humanitarian aid, safe passage and protection need to be addressed.

How language affects access to services and information

17/09/2023
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Effective support for people fleeing the war in Ukraine requires an understanding of their language and communication needs and preferences.

Natalia and her son, displaced by war in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, found shelter in Lviv. At Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies, they join 120 others in communal dormitories, June 2022. Credit: Christian Jepsen/NRC

Unseen challenges: risks faced by IDPs with disabilities in Ukraine

16/09/2023
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IDPs with disabilities in Ukraine face heightened risks. More initiatives are needed that prioritise disability-inclusive approaches, employ data-driven decision-making, and actively involve people with disabilities in response efforts.

Supporting older people in Ukraine’s conflict

15/09/2023
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Humanitarian response in the current conflict needs to better recognise the diversity of experience among older Ukrainians, target assistance to their specific requirements, and provide support to them where they are.

How Black African students experienced forced displacement from Ukraine

14/09/2023
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The forced migration journeys of Black African students in Ukraine highlight the vulnerabilities that minority non-nationals experienced during the 2022 Russian invasion.

The use of digital technologies in the Hungarian refugee response

14/09/2023
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Three decades after the Yugoslav wars, Hungary is once again neighbour to a country in armed conflict. But much has changed in the intervening years. NGOs and charities now play a key role in providing aid and social support, the…

Integration support for temporary protection holders

14/09/2023
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The EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), which regulates the status of Ukrainian refugees in Europe, does not require host countries to provide – or work towards providing – the option of local integration.[1] Local integration is one of the three…

Refugees from Ukraine wait to register for cash assistance in Warsaw, Poland, March 2022. Credit: UNHCR/Maciej Moskwa

Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse: reflections from the first year of the emergency

13/09/2023
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Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse is an integral part of the Ukraine refugee response. A number of policy implications, innovations and lessons for the ongoing response and for future crises have emerged.

Ukrainian internally displaced women at risk of sexual and gender-based violence

12/09/2023
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Internal displacement in Ukraine brings with it increased risks of sexual and gender-based violence. Recent research findings offer recommendations to reduce risks in transit and to support internally displaced women with housing, access to work and mental health support.