Ukraine invasion - explained Race, culture and politics underpin how - or if - refugees are welcomed in Europe According to a 2021 report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, LGBTQ people are likely to face violence, denial of basic services, arbitrary detention and abuse by security forces, among other kinds of discrimination. She added that LGBTQ people in her country have been giving anything they can to help - a spare room, a couch.Īrmed conflict and war aggravate the vulnerability of many minority populations, and increase the likelihood that they will be exposed to abuse. So that was already in our hearts and minds,' said Radványi. And we know that in situations of huge crisis, vulnerable groups of society will become especially vulnerable. 'We know that people who say that everybody suffers from war the same way, that that's not true. Yet, when she heard about the Russian invasion in Ukraine, she immediately knew she had to help. She never thought she'd have to witness a war so close to her home country. But Radványi isn't part of any humanitarian group, nor does she have experience with refugee resettlement.
