Armed conflict

Sasha and friends walk to the bus stop past a gate damaged by shelling.

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Conflict in Ukraine

Read how we support children caught in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

20/10/2017

On 21 September 2018 in Ukraine, Sasha Shapovalenko, 9, at home in Bakhmutka in the Donetsk Region.

News note

Millions of people risk being cut off from safe water as hostilities escalate in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Volatile shelling affects vital water infrastructure five times during the last week of June

03/07/2019

Sonia, 14, has experienced numerous attacks in and on her way to school in eastern Ukraine.

Photo Essay

Schoolchildren caught in the crossfire

In the small town of Novotoshkivske in eastern Ukraine children live under the constant threat of shelling

21/05/2019

Sonia’s classmate and friend Oleksii walkng through the shelled halls of Novotoshkivske school.

Press release

Attacks on schools quadruple in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Since the start of eastern Ukraine’s five-year conflict, more than 750 educational facilities on both sides have been damaged or destroyed due to hostilities

20/05/2019

On 22 September 2018 in Ukraine, Dima Mikhalyov, 15, on his bicycle carrying water in bottles on his handlebars next to a field of antitank barriers on the outskirts of in Bakhmutka in the Donetsk region.

Article

Where getting water means putting your life on the line

Five years since conflict began in eastern Ukraine, children and their families find just getting water puts them in the firing line.

22/03/2019

Oleksiy Dukhovy, a water worker, stands next to his truck that hit an anti-tank mine in a conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, February 2019.

Article

Water heroes

Workers risk lives restoring water supplies in conflict-affected Donbas

21/03/2019

On 26 January 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, children and families are huddled together after being forced to flee their homes in nearby towns and villages, with their few belongings in Baghoz village in Hajin district in eastern rural Deir-ez-Zor before they embark on a long and ardous journey to safety at Al-Hol camp, almost 300km to the north.

Statement

2018 deadliest year yet for children in Syria as war enters 9th year

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

11/03/2019

On 23 September 2018 in Ukraine, Masha Khromchenko, 11, 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.

Press release

UNICEF appeals for $3.9 billion in emergency assistance for 41 million children affected by conflict or disaster

Millions of children without access to critical child protection services

27/01/2019

Noor and Sarah walk in the west of Mosul where many buildings have been totally destroyed. "I do not know what happened to my father. He's been missing for three months," says Nour.

Press release

World has failed to protect children in conflict in 2018

Widespread violations against children in conflict continue in shocking year-on-year trend

27/12/2018

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

19/12/2018

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