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Refugee mother feeding her baby at ADRA community centre in Belgrade.

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04 May 2020

With financial support from the European Union UNICEF launches the ‘RM Child-Health’ project to strengthen vulnerable refugee and migrant children’s health

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UNICEF continues to deliver medical equipment in Serbia

Flowmeters and pulse oximeter donated to Clinical Centre Nis and COVID Centre in Leskovac

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New guidelines provide roadmap for safe reopening of schools

Schools must look at how they can reopen better – with improved learning and more comprehensive support for children

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Mario (13) gets acquainted with the newly developed E-classroom platform

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Children at increased risk of harm online during pandemic

Newly released technical note aims to help governments, ICT companies, educators and parents protect children in lockdown

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Children missing out on school meals

Futures of 370 million children in jeopardy as school closures deprive them of school meals – UNICEF and WFP

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A new-born baby clutching mother's finger

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07 May 2020

Pregnant mothers and babies born during COVID-19 pandemic threatened by strained health systems and disruptions in services

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Guidelines for journalists reporting on children

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Afshan Khan, the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia meeting children from kindergarten in Bacau County, Romania.

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Regional Director Afshan Khan

Meet UNICEF’s Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan.

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Press centre

Access news, multimedia resources and expert commentary on children’s issues and UNICEF’s work across the region.

With financial support from the European Union UNICEF launches the ‘RM Child-Health’ project to strengthen vulnerable refugee and migrant children’s health

UNICEF continues to deliver medical equipment in Serbia

New guidelines provide roadmap for safe reopening of schools

Children at increased risk of harm online during pandemic

Children missing out on school meals

Multimedia assets

Stories from the region

Guidelines for journalists reporting on children

Regional Director Afshan Khan