Ukraine War: Supporting gender-based violence survivors

Published on: 04/05/2022

From a gender-based violence (GBV) shelter in Lviv, our Senior Emergency Coordinator Mustafa Elkanzi describes how UNFPA supports women and girls during the war in Ukraine.

Learn more about our work on the ground.

Resources

Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #8 – 29 April 2022

Resource date: Apr 2022

Author: UNFPA EECA

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Updates

From Ukraine to Afghanistan, Iceland increases its support to humanitarian efforts to safeguard women and girls’ rights

03 May 2022

In 2022, Iceland increases its support to UNFPA to safeguard women and girls’ rights. In April, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir met with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem. © UNFPA
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News

War in Ukraine shocks global food supply, putting lives at risk

A young mother and her baby are weighed before being examined for malnutrition at UNFPA-supported Marib General hospital in Yemen, a country that relies heavily on food imports. Skyrocketing food prices have increased the number of people in need of food assistance from 16.2 million in 2021 to 19 million people in 2022. © UN/Giles Clarke
  • 27 April 2022
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Press Release

Women and girls in Ukraine and neighboring countries require urgent support

19 April 2022

Snapshot: UNFPA’s response in Ukraine and the region

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Ukraine War: Psychosocial support for refugees in Moldova

Published on: 18/04/2022

Natalia is a UNFPA-supported psychologist who is working with Ukrainian women and girls who fled into Moldova.

“The war trauma haunts them all. They feel lost and don’t know where to go next,” she says.

Learn how UNFPA is providing refugees from Ukraine with the support they need

Statement

UNFPA calls for urgent action to protect the rights of women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine

08 April 2022

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Resources

Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #6 – 5 April 2022

Resource date: Apr 2022

Author: UNFPA EECA

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Resources

Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #5 – 21 March 2022

Resource date: Mar 2022

Author: UNFPA EECA

Ongoing hostilities in Ukraine continue to drive unprecedented levels of displacement both inside the country and across international borders. An estimated 10 million people have fled their homes.

Most of the displaced are women and children who need safety and support every step of the way.

UNFPA is scaling up its response with partners to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls, including to give birth safely and to live free from violence and abuse.

Ukraine War: A mother and daughter find hope in Moldova

Published on: 16/03/2022

Elena and her teenage daughter Tatiana fled the war in Odessa, Ukraine to seek shelter in Chișinău, Moldova. To this day, more than 2.5 million Ukrainians have crossed borders into neighboring countries. Like Elena and Tatiana, most of them are women and children who left their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons behind. Learn more

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