Child protection

A conflict-affected girl takes part in a celebration of the International Children's Day in Svyatohirsk, eastern Ukraine. The event was organized by the Community Protection Centre supported by UNICEF.

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Read how we are strengthening child protection systems to safeguard children and their families.

04/10/2017

A 17-year-old boy hangs onto a fence at a detention centre where he has spent the last 19 months. He is only half way through his sentence.

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Access to justice

Read how we advocate for justice and welfare systems that meet children's needs.

04/10/2017

The Markovic family wash their children in a bath at their home in Bac, Serbia.

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Keeping families together

Read how we are working to keep children and their family together.

04/10/2017

11-year-old Ajsa is photographed in front of a laptop, with her head in her hands.

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Protecting children from violence

Read how we protect children again violence, including online abuse, in the region.

04/10/2017

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Nearly 70,000 children displaced as violence escalates in northeast Syria

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

14/10/2019

A row of empty cots where infants and toddlers deprived of parental care once slept.

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North Macedonia ends the placement of infants and toddlers in large scale institutions

04/10/2019

In Croatia, according to the parents’ assessment, 57 per cent of children spend between one and three hours per day watching TV in 2015.

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UNICEF poll: More than a third of young people in 30 countries report being a victim of online bullying

U-Report highlights prevalence of cyberbullying and its impact on young people

04/09/2019

Nazerke, age 5, poses for a portrait at kindergarten 'Bopezhan' in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, on 13 March 2018.

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Our goals for children

Ensuring every child in the Region is thriving, learning, protected and participating.

18/07/2019

Timur sits on a swing in the yard of the Center for Social and Legal Aid to Minors in Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent.

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The boy who lived at the hospital

In Uzbekistan, Timur finally finds support after being left alone due to migration and tragedy

24/05/2019

Yerbol, 10 years old, outside of his house in Shymkent, South Kazakhstan with his brother and mother.

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Stateless in Kazakhstan: Yerbol’s story

European Union supported programme ensuring every child has a legal identity

27/03/2019

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