Senior Communications Officer, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine 🇺🇦 @UNHCRUkraine 📨 haslund@unhcr.org
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Jun 6
Three years on, the human cost of the #KakhovkaDam destruction remains❤️🩹
Thousands lost their homes, livelihoods and sense of security.
Their stories remind us that recovery does not end when the water recedes.
🔗Read: tinyurl.com/yrcyrh4m
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 27
In Donetsk region🇺🇦, constant attacks continue damaging homes & disrupting lives. Following a drone attack, UNHCR & @charity_aos provided emergency shelter materials to impacted families. Amidst ongoing attacks, emergency assistance remains critical to help people cope & recover.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Jun 4
As people continue to flee the frontline areas in 🇺🇦, many evacuees arrive at transit centres where UNHCR, partners & other humanitarians provide support - like Volodymyr and Liuda, who left everything behind as they fled their home in Donetsk region.
🎥 Watch their story.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Jun 5
Happy Constitution Day to Denmark 🇩🇰
Thanks to the strong support from the Danish people & government @DanishMFA, UNHCR and partners provide essential support and help displaced people in Ukraine cope and start again.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Jun 2
Yet another large-scale Russian attack on #Kyiv, #Dnipro and #Kharkiv has taken civilian lives, aggravating people's suffering.
Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, @matzschmale, calls for this escalation to stop, paving the way for a just peace. More: bit.ly/4x8fHco
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 14
Another sleepless night for Kyiv 🇺🇦 as the city was hit by a large-scale 🇷🇺 attack, causing civilian casualties & damage infrastructure. People, incl. children, were killed & injured.
❤️🩹UNHCR is on the ground, providing emergency assistance in coordination w/ local authorities.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 14
Humanitarian Coordinator, a.i., for Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, condemned attacks impacting humanitarians delivering aid to civilians in #Kherson today.
The 2nd incident this week. Civilians and aid workers must be protected. Read more: bit.ly/3R6cj16
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 14
Over the last 48 hours, two waves of large-scale attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck across Ukraine, bringing loss and destruction.
Civilians are #NotATarget and must be protected. More from Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth:
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
More people were killed & injured in Ukraine in Jan-April 2026 than in the same period in any of the past 3 years.
In April 2026 alone: 238 killed, 1,404 injured.
So far in 2026: 815 killed, 4,174 injured ( 21% vs 2025; 93% vs 2024 compared to the same period).
High civilian casualties continued in May.
Read more: bit.ly/4tAjagS
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 12
Across🇺🇦, 70,000 displaced people live in collective sites, where UNHCR w/ partners provide support. Recently, UNHCR & @R2Protection visited these facilities in Cherkasy region to talk to residents, site managers & authorities about needs, living conditions & activities.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
May 4
Over the weekend, 🇷🇺 attacks across🇺🇦impacted communities in Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne, Sumy & Ternopil regions - damaging homes & infrastructure.
Despite ongoing strikes, teams remain on the ground, delivering emergency assistance & supporting families in the immediate aftermath🙏
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Apr 29
As attacks continue across 🇺🇦, UNHCR continues the emergency response to people affected by air strikes displacement.
🙏to #UkraineHumanitarianFund @OCHA_Ukraine @OCHAFunds, UNHCR w local partners provide emergency shelter kits, basic aid items, legal & psychosocial support.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
BREAKING NEWS:
THE 90 BILLION EUR UKRAINE SUPPORT LOAN AND THE 20TH SANCTIONS PACKAGE JUST AGREED!!!
IT IS OFFICIAL!!
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Apr 8
Russian attacks have caused power outages across 🇺🇦, especially during extreme winter cold❄️
UNHCR is supporting authorities & communities with alternative energy solutions - helping keep vital services running and ensuring electricity access for displaced & war-affected people.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 30
By helping to restore 100 common areas in damaged apartment buildings, UNHCR complements the Government of 🇺🇦 compensation programme.
This work has enabled 7,500 households to become eligible for compensation & start rebuilding homes.
More info: t.ly/D4-33
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 19
UNHCR continues its response w/ partners in 🇺🇦
So far, in 2026, we've delivered:
🏠 Shelter & housing support to 25,000 people
🤝 Protection services to 73,000 people
💵 Cash to 35,000 people
🛍️ Essential supplies to ~ 16,000 people
👉Full report: t.ly/1qiYC
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 7
After last night’s massive attacks across 🇺🇦, homes & infrastructure were hit in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kyiv other regions, causing deaths & injuries. UNHCR and local partners are on the ground, supporting affected people with emergency assistance.
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 8
To stand with women and girls is to stand for humanity’s future.
Let's make International Women’s Day not just a day of recognition, but a daily commitment to act.
#IWD2026
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 6
First interview in Ukraine w/ UNHCR’s new Representative Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth.
Read about her mission in 🇺🇦, insights from visits to frontline communities, growing humanitarian toll of the war & UNHCR’s plans to support recovery in 2026.
t.ly/Xp0WI
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Elisabeth A. Haslund retweeted
Mar 5
Displaced by the war, Ihor & his mother now live in collective site in western 🇺🇦.
EU support @eu_echo allows UNHCR to provide assisted living, temporary housing & social adaptation so families with high care needs can be supported & live in dignity.
👉t.ly/tyBj1
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