A powerful true story of the war in Ukraine, told through the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl.

To mark the publication of You Don’t Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska, Bloomsbury Publishing pledges to match donations to UK for UNHCR of up to £10,000 to support the work of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, can help make a difference for people like Yeva who are fleeing conflict and persecution around the world.

1. Make a donation

One-off

  • £46.88 could provide basic and emergency healthcare services to four refugees

  • £75 could help a refugee child go back to school after war and displacement

  • £150 could help provide shelter for a displaced family

  • £492.94 could help provide six displaced families with the essentials that they need to survive

Or

Monthly

  • £15 a month could help provide three young children in Rwanda with school meals

  • £30 a month could supply a displaced family in Yemen with a hygiene kit to help protect them against COVID-19

  • £60 could provide essential items to a refugee family in the Central African Republic

  • £110 could help provide emergency shelter for a displaced family

Stand with refugees

'You Don't Know What War Is' is the gripping and moving diary of young Ukrainian refugee Yeva Skalietska. It follows twelve days in Ukraine that changed 12-year-old Yeva's life forever and records what is happening hour-by-hour as she seeks safety and travels from Kharkiv to Dublin.

War, violence and persecution have forced millions of families to flee for safety. They are far from home and, often, they have nothing.'You Don't Know What War Is' is a powerful insight into what conflict is like through the eyes of a child and an essential read for adults and older children alike.

UK for UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency’s national partner for the United Kingdom. We’re working to provide the essentials refugees need to survive; shelter, food, water, healthcare and protection. We can only do this with your help.

Your donation today will help save lives.

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Your support matters. UNHCR is there from when an emergency breaks to when it is safe to go home. A monthly donation allows us to plan ahead and provide long-term support to displaced families wherever and whenever it's needed most.

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