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Sonia, 14, has experienced numerous attacks in and on her way to school in eastern Ukraine.

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Schoolchildren caught in the crossfire

In the small town of Novotoshkivske in eastern Ukraine children live under the constant threat of shelling

Angelina Reshetnikova, young journalist from Kazakhstan poses for a photo.

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Make healthy food available and affordable

Youth call for healthy nutrition at the regional symposium in Kazakhstan

Sirin, 9, at the Blue Refugee Centre providing after-school support for refugee and migrant children in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Article

Inspired to become a teacher

After-school support helps Sirin reach for her dreams in Greece

Timur sits on a swing in the yard of the Center for Social and Legal Aid to Minors in Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent.

Article

The boy who lived at the hospital

In Uzbekistan, Timur finally finds support after being left alone due to migration and tragedy

INTERSOS staffers, part of a UNICEF-supported mobile team, pick up a young girl (2) outside a building where migrants are taking shelter in Rome, Italy.

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In Rome, a decent night’s sleep is not a given

A young migrant family’s struggle to find a safe bed for their kids.

Liubomyr Pauk, 8, held the hand of his brother, Bohdan 6, as Bohdan received his MMR vaccination from a mobile brigade of healthcare professionals on 26 February 2019 in the office of a school nurse at Mykolaiv Gymnasium, Lviv region, Western Ukraine.

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Fighting a measles outbreak in Ukraine

A vaccination drive is underway to protect children from the deadly outbreak

Our work

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