Page Press centre Access news, multimedia resources and expert commentary on children’s issues and UNICEF’s work across the region. UNICEF/UN040224/ Available in:Englishрусский Press release 24 January 2023 UNICEF is successfully testing innovative models of preschool education within the EU Child Guarantee Phase III pilot Visit the page Press release 24 January 2023 11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children - UNICEF Visit the page Press release 17 January 2023 Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding – UNICEF Visit the page Press release 13 January 2023 UNICEF and the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs launch new programme to meet the needs of vulnerable refugee children Visit the page Press release 10 January 2023 A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report Visit the page Press release 30 December 2022 Ukrainian refugees join festive winter celebrations in Sofia Visit the page Statement 30 December 2022 Updated UNICEF regional statement on ongoing developments around Lachin corridor Read now Press release 19 December 2022 UNICEF supports Ukraine Ministry of Social Policy and Ukrainian Railways holiday season campaign for war-affected children and vulnerable families Visit the page Press release 19 December 2022 Vaccination campaign targeting Ukrainian refugees in Czech Republic launched today Visit the page Press release 16 December 2022 New “RAZAM” space for refugee children and families opens at the border crossing in Brest Visit the page Press release 15 December 2022 More than 450,000 children and families supported through continued service delivery during COVID-19 pandemic Visit the page Press release 14 December 2022 The Center for Follow-up Support for Ukrainian Refugees opens its doors in Prague, Czech Republic Visit the page Press release 14 December 2022 Almost 7 million children in Ukraine at risk as attacks on energy infrastructure cause widespread blackouts and disruption of heating and water Visit the page Press release 13 December 2022 1 in 3 digital learning platforms developed during COVID-19 no longer functional Visit the page Load more items Resources for media Link Multimedia assets View and download broadcast quality images and video. Visit the site Page Stories from the region Stories about children, their families and the people we work with from across the region. Visit the page Page Guidelines for journalists reporting on children How to report on children while protecting their rights. Read our guidelines. Visit the page Page Regional Director Afshan Khan Meet UNICEF's Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, and the Special Coordinator for the Refuge and Migrant Response in Europe. Visit the page