Cesvi in Romania to protect women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine

In partnership with Sos Bambini Romania in the Little Prince Centre in Sighetu Marmației. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 535,461 refugees have crossed into Romania (UNHCR) – through the three official border entry points and from Moldova, which many refugees transit through before arriving in the country. One of the border crossings […]

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Palestine: a safer home for Rima and her family

The people of the Gaza Strip, more than 2 million people at present, have been living with war for many years: trapped in this densely populated strip of land, at the mercy of shelling, without a safe place to take refuge and without access to welfare services and basic means of livelihood, many Palestinian civilians […]

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Ukraine Emergency, Záhony: a tent to bring back hope

The small town of Záhony has always been a peaceful place in the Hungarian countryside a few kilometres from the border with Ukraine. But on 24 February, everything changed. Záhony is the main access point to Hungary for tens of thousands of refugees fleeing a war that has already forced almost 3 million people to […]

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Ukraine Emergency: the exodus to Europe continues

As the fighting moves increasingly westwards – with sirens resounding even in Lviv – the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine pushes the country ever further into the abyss. The civilian death toll shows no sign of stopping: according to the United Nations, at least 1,663 people have been affected, including 596 dead. Eastern Ukraine continues to […]

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In Hungary to welcome refugees: work proceeds for the Entry Point Hub

Work is progressing to complete the Entry Point Hub in Záhony, on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, which will be able to accommodate 10,000 people in transit per day. A much-needed space to offer those fleeing war hot meals in a heated place with guaranteed hygiene and safety standards. According to official UN estimates, 2.3 million people have […]

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Hungarian-Ukrainian border: a very complicated situation

DONATE NOW FOR THE UKRAINE EMERGENCY Hungary shares only 135 km of border with Ukraine and this narrow strip of land is the escape route for many displaced people at the moment. According to UNHCR, the total number of arrivals since the start of the conflict is 191,348 people, half of whom are estimated to […]

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