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Newly born baby in a clinic in Stepanevan Armenia in 2018.

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Saving new-born lives in Armenia

Equipping health workers with the knowledge and skills to save new-born lives

Eleven year old Joudi and her mother Mona from Syria at a refugee shelter in Karlshorst, a suburb of Berlin, Germany.

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13 November 2018

UNICEF and German Government initiative helps improve protection and care to refugee children in accommodation centres

Children and young women living in Moria Reception and Identification Centre in Lesvos, Greece.

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21 September 2018

Refugee and migrant children arriving on Greek Islands up by one-third in 2018 - UNICEF

Latifa (4) (left) and her big sister Fatima (6) together in their home yard.

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Latifa and Adilet: a chance to be in school

Early intervention in Kyrgyzstan opens doors for children with disabilities

Friendship between Jasmin (on the left) and Fatima (on the right) from Afghanistan started in the Women's Centre.

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A safe space for children, knowledge and skills for mothers

Women’s Centre project in Krnjaca, Serbia, provides learning opportunities for refugee and migrant mothers and their children

Natalia Burcusel, youth blogger form Romania.

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A family for every child

A wish for the children left behind in Romania

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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