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War in Ukraine: Support for children and families

Four months of war have been devastating for Ukraine’s families. UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support for those in need

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Press release

27 June 2022

Staggering scale of grave violations against children in conflict revealed in new UNICEF analysis

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12 month old Mariam is given ready-to-use therapeutic food treatment in Burkina Faso.

Press release

22 June 2022

Global hunger crisis pushing one child into severe malnutrition every minute in 15 crisis-hit countries

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Learning crisis: A girl stands in an empty classroom

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Tackling the learning crisis

What needs to happen to avoid failing a generation of children

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Press release

23 June 2022

70 per cent of 10-year-olds in 'learning poverty', unable to read and understand a simple text

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Statement

22 June 2022

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

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On 5 March 2022, amidst the escalating conflict in Ukraine, children at the Lviv-Holovnyi railway station in Lviv, western Ukraine, wait to board an evacuation train to Przemysl, Poland.

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Refugee children carry memories of home

No matter where they’re from or why they left, refugee and displaced children are children first

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Mental health tips and resources for parents

How to support your children and yourself #OnMyMind

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Ukraine response

War in Ukraine: Support for children and families

Tackling the learning crisis

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Refugee children carry memories of home

Mental health tips and resources for parents

UNICEF Results

UNICEF Parenting

Voices of Youth

Sustainable Development Goals

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