Refugees

The first air-raid siren went off in Chernivtsi on February 27th, four days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By then, we had watched hours of nightmarish footage from Kyiv, Mariupol, and Kharkiv, yet Chernivtsi, in southwestern Ukraine, had remained untouched. The only noticeable difference was that, very soon after…

Team Humanity, a nonprofit, has made risky dashes into Ukraine to deliver aid and bring out refugees.The group's founder is a veteran of refugee crises in Syria and Afghanistan.On Sunday, a convoy pulled 75 mothers and children out of Ukraine, bound for Moldova.This story was produced in partnership with the…

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers is rallying to help Ukrainian refugees, injured troops, and children in orphanages as two members will fly to Poland today. laine Dunne, president of the federation, and member Gillian Linsday Doonan will arrive in Poznan today to help unload trucks full of goods and…

Every day, thousands of refugees are crossing the border from Ukraine into the Republic of Moldova to flee the war. Such large displaced populations are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of water- and food-borne disease, as they are often forced to live in crowded, temporary accommodation where access to safe water,…

KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU) to provide cash transfers for 780,000 refugees in Uganda. This funding is in addition to an earlier contribution of EUR 4.5 million. WFP uses cash transfers to empower…

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Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia but it would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in remarks aired on Sunday. Mr Zelenskiy was speaking to Russian journalists in a…

By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Image source, ATOMIK Image caption, There are now three varieties of Atomik Chernobyl fruit spirit It started with "Chernobyl moonshine". Scientists who were studying crops grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone decided to use some of their leftover grain to produce alcohol. That…

Russian rockets struck two separate targets in Lviv in Ukraine’s far west on Saturday afternoon, in back-to-back attacks during President Biden’s visit to nearby Poland. Lviv, which is less than 50 miles from Ukraine’s border with Poland has been largely spared from major attacks throughout Russia’s month-long offensive and has…