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Four teens huddle around a point-and-click camera.

Adolescent development and participation

Read how we support adolescent development and participation in the region.

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Forward to dream

In Uzbekistan UNICEF Skills4Girls programme equips women and girls with much-needed digital skills

Children gathered in front of the blackboard

From Learning to Earning

“BizKids” and UPSHIFT programmes help young people in Tajikistan develop a spirit of entrepreneurship and shape their future careers

Nastia, 13, stands in front of a UNICEF poster.

15 November 2022

Volunteering to build a new home

Feeling alone in a new country, Nastia started to volunteer at the CATTIA Blue Dot in Brasov, Romania, to find new friends and work for a good cause.

10 November 2022

300 kg of plastic in four months

A sixteen-year-old girl and her team implement an environmental project in Belarus

10 November 2022

Young people for a safe and clean environment

How UNICEF and local authorities support young people in Tajikistan in their pursuit of eco-activism for a sustainable future

Paloma Escudero, UNICEF Director of Global Communication and Advocacy, Marixie Mercado, UNICEF Emergency Response Team Senior Communication Adviser, Rashed Mustafa, UNICEF Refugee Response Coordinator in Poland, and other UNICEF staff members, along with volunteers for the Polish Scouts, pose for a selfie while visiting the Blue Dot centre for refugees from Ukraine at the train station in Krakow.

UNICEF Youth in Europe Bulletin

A glimpse of what UNICEF is doing with and for young people in response to the war in Ukraine.

Files available for download (5)

Bulletin No. 1, August 2022 (PDF, 7 MB)

Bulletin No. 2, October 2022 (PDF, 7 MB)

Bulletin No. 3, December 2022 (PDF, 8 MB)

Bulletin No. 4, June 2023 (PDF, 4 MB)

Bulletin No. 5, July 2023 (PDF, 6 MB)

Zofia, 20, transformed from being a Scout to a UNICEF Coordinator at the Blue Dot in Przemyśl, Poland, helping refugees fleeing Ukraine.

A Scout becomes a humanitarian worker

Zofia, 20, is one of thousands of Scouts helping refugees fleeing Ukraine. Thanks to the skills she gained, she became a Coordinator for UNICEF.

Matylda, 22, adjusts her neckerchief outside the Krakow Główny railway station, where she has been volunteering to support refugees from Ukraine since war erupted in the country.

Meet the young Scouts supporting refugees from Ukraine

Wearing their Scouts uniform, young people in Poland have been supporting refugees from Ukraine since the very first day of the war.

Ukraine’s teens volunteer to help families find their way

In the city of Lviv, 16-year-old Solomia is among scores of volunteers helping to greet and assist the thousands fleeing war in Ukraine.