Two women and one man smile as they participate in a psychosocial support session in Ukraine

Ukraine

Why are we in Ukraine? More than 15 million people have been displaced in Ukraine since the escalation of the conflict in February 2022, including 7.89m who fled to other countries. Concern is supporting the humanitarian needs of internally displaced people in a variety of settings.

How the conflict has created a humanitarian crisis

Over 17.4m people have been displaced since the escalation of the conflict on February 24 2022, sparking a humanitarian crisis. Concern has joined with German non-government organisation Welthungerhilfe and Italian humanitarian organisation Cesvi to operate the Joint Emergency Response in Ukraine (JERU). Support is being provided in the form of both material assistance – food kits, NFIs, hygiene kits and equipment for accommodation centres as requested and required by local authorities and national partner agencies. Cash assistance is being delivered through the banking system that still operates and where market systems are functioning and strong. Psycho-social support (PSS) and protection activities/referral pathways are a central part of the programme. A key priority for 2023 will be the winter period when temperatures will have plummeted and vulnerable displaced people in temporary accommodation, in particular will require heating as well as other ongoing supports in the first half of the year.

Latest achievements

Emergency support

46,732 people were reached through the JERU programme with basic needs support within the eight months that activities were implemented in 2022. We have been providing in-kind food, shelter, and hygiene to newly displaced individuals living in private homes and in collective centres. We also reached nearly 15,000 people with multi-purpose cash transfers over a three-month period.

Psychosocial support

Hygiene kits

People wait to be verified so that they can receive a cash transfer from the JERU programme in Ukraine. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

A man loads food kits onto a truck at a community hub in Ukraine

Illya* a person who has been displaced by conflict in Ukraine now volunteers at a community hub. Here he is moving food kits as they are prepared for distribution. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

A woman hoSofiy* and her children wait inside the entrance of a library as the await verification that they can receive a cash transfer. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

Sofiy* and her children wait inside the entrance of a library as the await verification that they can receive a cash transfer. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

Valentyna is the city hub coordinator. Throughout the last 9 months, the hub (which is a cinema) has served over 250,000 people who have had to leave their homes. Humanitarian aid mainly comprises food items, hygiene items and kits (some of which were part of JERU) and household items such as bedding, duvets, blankets etc. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

A couple and their young son at a local hub in Ukraine

Halya*, Dovud* and their son, Matviy* received a food kit from Concern at a local hub. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

People wait to be verified so that they can receive a cash transfer from the JERU programme in Ukraine. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

A woman stands up and addresses a support session in Ukraine

Kateryna* an IDP, takes part on a psychosocial support session Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide

Two women stand in a hallway at a community hub in Ukraine

Svetlana* (right) and Vira* (left), IDPs who have received cash assistance form JERU (with DEC funding) at a community hub. Photo: Simona Supino/Concern Worldwide