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From across the region

A young girl in front of her tent outside the Reception and Identification Centre in Moria in Lesvos, on December 15, 2018.

Press release

18 January 2019

Vital protection for refugee and migrant children making perilous sea journeys to Europe urgently needed

Boy smiles at the camera at a refugee center in Greece.

Press release

10 January 2019

"Together, for all children": a campaign calling for a better future for refugee and migrant children in Greece

Mother Bayarmaa with her baby Uuriintsolmon (2 weeks), in her living room in Murun, Mongolia on the 1st of March 2018.

Campaign

Every Child ALIVE

Make saving newborn lives a part of your New Year's resolution for 2019!

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Mother and newborn baby at the Osh Regional Maternity Hospital in Kyrgyzstan.

Press release

01 January 2019

New Year’s Babies: Over 15,700 children will be born in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia on New Year’s Day

On 23 September 2018 in Ukraine, (left-right) Yura Khromchenko, 9, and Masha Khromchenko, 11 walk down the road in Novotoshkivske in the Luhansk region.

Photo Essay

Growing up in eastern Ukraine today – anything but normal

More than four years of conflict in eastern Ukraine have taken a devastating toll on the education system.

On 23 September 2018 in Ukraine, Yura Khromchenko, 9, stands in the kindergarten class room that took a direct hit from a shell Novotoshkivske in the Luhansk region. The shell caused massive damage to the facility and surrounding residential area.

Photo Essay

Schools under attack in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine

Where going to school is fraught with danger

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