UN chief: Protracted war and global crises are pressuring support for Ukraine
When Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, visited Stockholm in March, she met with the FUF editorial team and spoke about the growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Images: Mehreen Hayat/Utvecklingsmagasinet and Нікіта Лізейкін Pexels/Canva
Of: Meklit Teklu and Signe M. Andersson
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its fifth year. After a 2025 prowned by intintensified attacks and a harsh winter, the country is now also facing reduced international assistance. At the same timet makes UNHCR's work on the ground more difficult through an increasingly lack of respect for international law, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, tells Utvecklingsmagasinet.
April 16, 2026, Interview