Chernobyl (Russia's Bryansk region)

Chernobyl (Russia's Bryansk region)

Early years development

Early years development

Adolescence

Adolescence

Northern Caucasus

Northern Caucasus

Mine Awareness

Mine Awareness

A Rehabilitation Centre for Families is Opened in Beslan

A Rehabilitation Centre for Families is Opened in Beslan

Photo exhibition "Mines are hurting children"

Photo exhibition "Mines are hurting children"

Beslan: two years on

Beslan: two years on

Beslan overview

Beslan overview

One year on: how UNICEF has responded

One year on: how UNICEF has responded

The Rehabilitation Centre for Beslan’s Children

The Rehabilitation Centre for Beslan’s Children

UNICEF Photo Workshop for Children of Beslan

UNICEF Photo Workshop for Children of Beslan

Alana’s and Alina’s stories

Alana’s and Alina’s stories

Soslan’s story

Soslan’s story

The Pukhayevs in Beslan

The Pukhayevs in Beslan

The Katsanovs and Ambalovs in Beslan

The Katsanovs and Ambalovs in Beslan

What has been done - UNICEF response

What has been done - UNICEF response

Follow up to Beslan crisis

Follow up to Beslan crisis

Planned activities

Planned activities

UNICEF in the North Caucasus

UNICEF in the North Caucasus

 

Northern Caucasus

First funds collected from donations were aimed to help children from the destroyed Beslan school.

Overview

More than five years after the start of the second conflict in Chechnya in Autumn 1999, much of the republic’s social and physical infrastructure remains destroyed or seriously damaged. The quality of essential social services that are available to the population, and in particular to women and children, remains inadequate, particularly in the education, health and water and sanitation sectors. The situation in Chechnya and in the neighboring republics is still unpredictable.

Since the last update made by UNICEF (issued on 21 February 2005 and available on http://www.reliefweb.int/), the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Chechnya living in Ingushetia has slightly decreased and currently stands at about 30,000. IDPs estimated by the Chechen government at over 210,000 – with 10-20% of this number concentrated in official Temporary Accommodation Centers (TACs) – comprise a large portion of the vulnerable population in the republic.

Facts

• Over 30,000 civilians from Chechnya remain displaced in Ingushetia as insecurity is still the main deterrent for their return
• The situation for children in the region is critical. Infant and child mortality are twice as high as the average for the Russian Federation
• At least 720 children have been killed or wounded by landmines and unexploded ordnance since 1995
• In Chechnya  unemployment (at an official rate of 80 per cent) is the highest in Russia. Approximately half of the population lives in conditions of material poverty.

Features

Mines Are Hurting Children (December 2005)

Beslan: one year on (September 2005)