Refugees

Chisinau in spring – the chestnut trees are in bloom, music pours from sidewalk cafés, and young people are everywhere. Although it seems peaceful in the capital of Moldova, if you listen, you can hear everyone speaking about the war,...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday spoke on the phone to Italian Premier Mario Draghi and thanked him for Italy's support against Russian aggression in bolstering sanctions against Moscow, the president said on Twitter. Zelensky tweeted: "Continued the dialog with...

Invading Russian forces have almost completely destroyed Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. Former resident Alina Beskrovna recalled to UN News, a month-long ordeal sheltering in a basement there as she witnessed fierce fighting and obliteration, before her eventual escape....

On the heels of Black History Month in February, Women’s History Month in March and the appointment of the first Black female Justice to the US Supreme Court in April, one African woman has been talking to the UN refugee...

While much has been written about the high numbers of people fleeing from the onslaught from Russian military sources in Ukraine, not much has been heard about those returning, but more than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian...

Nataliia Vladimirova fled her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the Russian invasion, on 24 February, with her four-year-old daughter Oleksandra and mother-in-law. They are amongst the thousands of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status in Portugal....

Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday.“For more than one month now, the entire population...

A Chance in Life, a charitable organization created in Italy and now based in New York, is collecting donations for Ukrainian refugees. The amount collected, that after just a few days already exceeds $100.000, will allow the Italian branches of...

At the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta, the spectre of millions of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine is palpable. The Order, founded in Jerusalem during the 11th century, has a long history of assisting the vulnerable and...