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Newborn held by mother.

Press release

14 December 2018

Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year

A girl is living with her mother in a train car on the Sloviansk central station; direct hit missiles destroyed her parents’ home in Uglehorsk, Donetsk oblast.

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The role of an object

Objects. Souvenirs. Mementos. As a child, many of us had a prized possession. Something that was just ours. We took care of it. We cherished it.

On 27 August, a group of people walk on dirt road near the town of Gevgelija in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Press release

07 December 2018

Refugee and migrant children and youth report severe deprivations while on the move

Aneta and Jan holding two of the boys they fostered.

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Foster parents welcome three boys into their home and heart

The joy of providing a loving family in Croatia

Jeta, 24, prepares her daughter Fabliona, 4, for the kindergarten, in the apartment she rents in Tirana, Albania, on June 7, 2018.

Photo Essay

Finding peace after years of domestic violence

‘House of Colours’ in Albania protects children and women from abuse

Kamilya Zhumash, 20 years old, in her home town of Astana, Kazakhstan.

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I feel pretty, and witty... and oppressed

Questioning attitudes to women and girls in Kazakhstan

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A boy carrying his belongings in a large cloth bag over his shoulder is among people walking on railway tracks to cross from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Serbia.

Protecting refugee and migrant children

Ina Morhun, 5, and her sister Lyuda, 3, sit on a sofa at their home as their mother Iryna holds baby Vika, 1.5, in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Supporting children caught in conflict in Ukraine

A young child holds a little soft toy in her mouth while an older relative gives her a hug and kiss.

Healthy early childhood development

11-year-old Ajsa is photographed in front of a laptop, with her head in her hands.

Ending violence against children