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Combatting gender-based violence across Europe and Central Asia
Gender based violence can involve physical, psychological, sexual, and economic harm inflicted particularly on women and girls. The consequences of this violence are both visible and hidden and can result in long-lasting physical and emotional impacts. Gender-based violence is a pervasive public health issue, and...
Report
Assessing disability of children
This report describes the disability assessment systems in the five countries, identifies potentially transferable best practices, general and specific observations about practices, and, finally, provides recommendations for technical guidance and further disability assessment system reform in the region and beyo...
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Evaluation of UNICEF’s response to support the influx of refugees from Ukraine
Following eight years of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, at dawn on 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a military incursion across the country. The event displaced millions in search of safety, protection, and humanitarian assistance, creating the fastest growing refugee emergency since World War...
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Education management information system in Europe and Central Asia
In order to understand the status and functionality of EMIS and help policymakers and education authorities improve the effectiveness of EMIS, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), with the support of UNICEF Country Offices, launched a regional survey of EMIS in 2022. Responses were received fro...
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Ukraine and Refugee Outflow situation reports
Together with UNHCR, other United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners, UNICEF scaled up its multi-sectoral response in 19 refugee hosting countries, leveraging partnerships established through longstanding country programmes and a strong network of National Committees. In countries where it did not have a p...
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After fleeing wars in Syria and Ukraine, Rasha is determined to chase her dreams
In Ukraine, wailing sirens warned Rasha of missile attacks, giving her precious time to race to the bunker. But in Syria, she says there were no sirens to warn of the violence ahead. “Words are not enough to describe Syria,” says 18-year-old Rasha, twisting her gold initial R necklace anxiously and recalling memo...
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Preventing and Countering Trafficking in Human Beings
Context, Over 7 million refugees from Ukraine were recorded across Europe, as of 30 August 2022 , making it the largest refugee crisis since World War II and its aftermath. It has also been one of the swiftest exodus ever seen. Most of the people fleeing Ukraine are women, children and vulnerable persons, who are ...
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Aliona, a Ukrainian teenager, talks about programs for young refugees
"All the games and everything we do at the Tohatin Youth Center helps us forget at least for a few minutes what is happening at home in Ukraine," says Aliona a 17-year-old from Odesa, Ukraine, who fled the war and took refuge in the Republic of Moldova with her sister and mother. Specifically, the three women hav...
Press release
UNICEF and World Scouting join forces to support refugee children and families fleeing war in Ukraine
GENEVA/BRUSSELS, 7 April 2022, – UNICEF and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) today launched a regional cooperation agreement to provide critical care and support to children and families fleeing the war in Ukraine. More than 4 million people – including more than 2 million children - have crosse...
Press release
Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders
NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 30 March 2022 –, Two million children have now been forced to flee Ukraine, as the war rages on. “The situation inside Ukraine is spiralling,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “As the number of children fleeing their homes continues to climb, we must remember that every singl...
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Inside the journey of Ukrainian refugee children and families
In the past three weeks Moldova’s southern border has seen crowds that one could hardly imagine here even several weeks ago. With thousands waiting to flee war-torn Ukraine, the life of both communities has changed irremediably. Armed violence has not spared civilians for weeks and millions of Ukrainian families w...
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Ukraine emergency response in neighbouring countries
As the war in Ukraine continues, humanitarian conditions for children in Ukraine keep deteriorating. Around two-thirds of children are now displaced either within Ukraine or in neighbouring countries. Children continue to be killed, injured and deeply traumatized by the devastating violence around them. They are t...