Australia for UNHCR is incredibly grateful to Special Representative Marta Dusseldorp and the Women of Troy team for supporting the UN Refugee Agency's Ukraine emergency response.
With displaced people now at record numbers globally, Women of Troy interrogates what we have learned and lost and how, in war, it is the women and children who suffer the most.
The vast majority of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine are women and children. They urgently need safe shelter, cash to cover their immediate needs, and support to access healthcare, education and other services.
UNHCR is protecting women and children in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Your gift can provide emergency aid and targeted protection for the most vulnerable.
UNHCR is providing cash assistance to help refugees cover their most urgent needs, including accommodation, food and medicine. Cash enables refugees to meet their most urgent needs with dignity.
Your gift can help UNHCR deliver sleeping mats, thermal blankets, winter clothing, cooking sets and hygiene supplies (including soap, toothbrushes, and pads and tampons) to families fleeing for their lives.
UNHCR is providing safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers, engaging activities for children at transit points and shelters, and information for vulnerable women on the risks of sexual and gender-based violence.
The majority of funds raised by Australia for UNHCR are directed to UNHCR’s emergency operations, providing the ready funds and resources to respond quickly and effectively in situations of crisis and disaster.