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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban talking with children

27 November 2023

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban visits Ukraine to highlight the ongoing impact of war on children

UNICEF official calls for a sustained humanitarian response and child-centred recovery in Ukraine

Zhenya, a refugee girl, managed to salvage her unfinished handmade macramé, a memory of her homeland. Although she left behind the design drawing teaching her the next steps, she's determined to complete her macramé.

24 October 2023

Stories of refugee children arriving in Armenia

At the end of September, 30,000 children fled their homes, leaving behind everything they know

06 September 2023

Ukraine’s displaced children settle into new school year

With UNICEF’s support, 12-year-old Nika will return to in person schooling

Ukrainian girl in front of their destroyed school.

Education disrupted

At the start of another uncertain school year, widespread learning loss can be seen among Ukraine’s children

RD in Ukraine

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of the Ukraine war on children’s education

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Girl stands amongst the ruins of her school in Ukraine.

18 months of war for Ukraine’s children

Media fact sheet

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Fact sheet (PDF, 477 KB)

Boy drinks water

Water and the climate crisis: 10 things you should know

The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait

A mother and her child in the delivery line of UNICEF-supported supplies in an informal temporary accommodation shelter in a neighborhood in Hatay, after two devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye on 6 February 2023.

Türkiye earthquakes and UNICEF’s response

Six months after the devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria

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Fact sheet (PDF, 1 MB)

CASH program

One month after launch, UNICEF and municipality of Budapest reach 1,400 children with cash program

Ukraine kindergarten builds bomb shelter with UNICEF support

Schools and kindergartens across Ukraine have received financial assistance from UNICEF and the Association of Ukrainian Cities