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Staying and delivering for children
Children are caught up in crises not of their own making. Displaced from their homes at record levels. Cut off from care as global health threats re-emerge. Deprived of schooling and made vulnerable to organized violence. They cannot be left to endure on their own. With partners big and small, UNICEF operates in m...
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
NEW YORK, 5 March 2025 – “Announced and anticipated funding cuts will limit UNICEF’s ability to reach millions of children in dire need. “These cuts by numerous donor countries follow two years of aid reductions at a time of unprecedented need. Millions of children are affected by conflict, need to be vaccinated ...
Press release
After one year of the war in Ukraine, UNICEF calls to continue support and solidarity for Ukrainian children in Bulgaria
SOFIA, February 2023 – One year since the escalation of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a generation of children has experienced 12 months of violence, fear, loss and tragedy. There is not a single aspect of children’s lives that the conflict has not impacted, with children killed, injured, forced from the...
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Help thousands of children and families affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Thousands of children and families remain at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks in southeast Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023. The total death toll from the two strong earthquakes and the subsequent more than 600 tremors has now reached 33 000 people, including many children. Thou...
Press release
UN and partners appeal for US$ 43.4 million to help refugees from Ukraine in Bulgaria
With the war in Ukraine about to enter its second year, United Nations Agencies and humanitarian partners today are appealing for US$ 43.4 million to assist Bulgaria’s government in providing vital support for up to 200,000 refugees from Ukraine in the country. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeki...
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‘Your Face Sounds Familiar for Every Child’ fundraised over 500,000 leva to support three charity causes
Sofia, 15 February 2023 Over 500,000 leva were fundraised in the charity mini-season of ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar for Every Child’, organized jointly by Nova Broadcasting Group and UNICEF Bulgaria. On three consecutive nights, eight duets of celebrities and talented children took to the stage of the impersonation...
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23,500 new pledge donors supported UNICEF at the start of ‘Your face sounds familiar for every child’
SOFIA, 13 February 2023 The mini charity season of ‘Your face sounds familiar For Every Child’, organized jointly by Nova Broadcasting Group and UNICEF Bulgaria, started with impressive results. Over 23,500 new pledge donors stood behind the cause ‘Protection for every child’, focused on prevention and child pro...
Press release
One week on from devastating earthquakes, millions of children remain in need of urgent humanitarian assistance
NEW YORK/AMMAN/GENEVA/SOFIA, 14 February 2023 – Seven days after two devastating earthquakes and more than 1,600 aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria – causing widespread destruction and taking the lives of thousands of people – UNICEF is warning that millions of children are in need of urgent humanitarian...
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UNICEF Bulgaria launches a fundraising campaign to support children and families affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
SOFIA, 10 February 2023 г. – UNICEF Bulgaria launches a fundraising campaign to help the children and families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Thousands of children and families remain at risk and need urgent support. UNICEF is working with partners in both countries to provide vulner...
Situation report
Ukraine Refugee Response in Bulgaria
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UNICEF for the Children of Ukraine
The situation in Ukraine The war in Ukraine threatens the lives and futures of 7.5 million children - terrified, in shock and in desperate need of safety. Millions of people have been forced to emigrate, 90% of them women and children. Many families are being separated from their loved ones. In eastern Ukraine, wh...
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UNICEF and JA Europe partner to support young ukrainian refugees 2022-10-24
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Junior Achievement Europe are launching a new partnership to support young Ukrainian refugees across Europe. The partnership, called UPLIFT Youth, aims to equip the most vulnerable youth and adolescents who arrived from Ukraine to neighbouring countries, with the s...