UNICEF Europe and Central Asia | UNICEF Europe and Central Asia

From across the region

Darya, 7 years old, a girl living with Spina Bifida in Bulgaria.

Blog post

Raising a child with disabilities in Bulgaria

”I can find my life’s purpose and the secret of everything we are in Daraya’s eyes.”

Young people from Serbia participating in the SDG progress assessment.

News note

Shaping our future: Young people report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Serbia

Отец играет со своей дочерью.

Press release

‘Transformative shift’ in support for families of young children urgently needed worldwide - UNICEF

"IT Girls" project participant during one of the training sessions.

Link

"IT Girls" encourage school children to build STEM skills

Young IT enthusiasts donate electrical engineering kits to 10 schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ali Yasin, 9 years old, at a UNICEF-supported Taekwondo class.

Photo Essay

To keep up: TAEKWONDO

All children have the right to develop to their full potential – including the most vulnerable refugee children.

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.

Article

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.

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