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Six months after the start of the war in Ukraine, children continue to suffer the most from the deadly consequences of a war not of their making. In areas across Eastern and Southern Ukraine, children continue to be caught in the crossfire of ongoing hostilities, while schools, hospitals, and other civilian infrastructure on which they depend…

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 1 June 2022 – Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three million children inside Ukraine and over 2.2 million children in refugee-hosting countries are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Almost two out of…

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 30 March 2022 – Two million children have now been forced to flee Ukraine, as the conflict continues. “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 single one of them needs…

The conflict in Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes - some seeking safety in other parts of the country, others in neighboring countries. About half of those displaced are children. Many are unaccompanied or separated from their families. Refugee children inside and outside Ukraine are at increased risk of violence,…, f you are in Serbia and you need help contact at any time day or night Police on +381 192 or Center for Protection of Victims of Trafficking centar@centarzztlj.rs +38163610590 , 6. How can volunteers help protect children from human trafficking? There are thousands of volunteers in and around host communities welcoming and directing refugees to safety. Many are not registered, act in good faith to direct families to registration places and other vital services. Aiding people at border crossings can also provide cover for…

The conflict in Ukraine poses an immediate and growing threat to the lives and well-being of the country’s 7.5 million children. Humanitarian needs are multiplying by the hour as fighting intensifies. Children continue to suffer the consequences of this situation. Families are terrified, in shock, and in need of safety., How to help UNICEF’s work with children in Ukraine, child fleeing ukraine UNICEF/UN0605554/Remp     By donating money to UNICEF you are helping us provide continuous deliveries of safe drinking water, medical supplies and other necessary humanitarian aid, as well as psychosocial support for children from Ukraine.   The past eight years of conflict in Ukraine have already inflicted profound and…, How is UNICEF helping children and families in Ukraine?, UNICEF is working around the clock to scale up life-saving programmes for children. In Ukraine, this includes: Ramping up efforts to meet critical and escalating needs for safe water, health care, education and protection. Delivering midwifery, obstetrics, surgical medical kits, first aid kits and diagnostic and treatment equipment to temporary…, What’s happening in Ukraine?, Conflict in Ukraine poses an immediate and growing threat to the country’s 7.5 million children. Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed, while damage to civilian infrastructure has left hundreds of thousands of people without safe water or electricity. The country is running low on critical medical supplies. Fears of a wider public…

GENEVA, 15 March 2022 - "Since February 24, scores of children have been killed in Ukraine. Many more have been injured.  "And more than 1.5 million children have fled the country.  "Putting this last statistic another way, on average, every day in Ukraine from the start of the war, more than 75,000 children have become refugees.  Every day. "This…

NE W YORK, March 1 2022 -  "The situation facing children and families caught up in the escalating conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute", said Executive Director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, while announcing an urgent humanitarian call to answer the refugee crisis in Ukraine, which UNICEF Serbia has also joined. UNICEF Serbia has joined…, All citizens and companies in Serbia who wish to join UNICEF's call can donate via website donacije.unicef.rs bank transfer at Banca Intesa account number 160-666-18, payment details: Help for children in Ukraine., child on a Ukrainian border UNICEF/UN0599228/Moldovan

What we do?, Children are especially vulnerable to violence, health issues and deprivation of education during emergencies and in humanitarian contexts.  In emergencies, UNICEF focuses on children and their families to ensure they are provided with the essential interventions required for protection, well-being and to ensure the rights of all children,…, Results, Since the beginning of the refugee and migrant crisis, UNICEF has been assisting the Government in its efforts to ensure adequate conditions for refugee and migrant children, especially the most vulnerable, to provide support for their recovery, strengthening and development.   As a result of UNICEF support from the onset of the crisis in 2015 and…, Challenges, The turmoil and insecurity of emergency situations can impede access to food, shelter, social support and health care, resulting in increased vulnerability in communities, especially for children.  While national capacities for addressing the needs of children and women on the move in Serbia have been significantly improved in terms of policy and…

Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, more than 230 million cases have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 4.5 million confirmed deaths up to September 2021, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history. The first known COVID-19-related death in Serbia was registered in March 2020.  UNICEF has been supporting Serbia…, Programme Area Goals, Unicef help emergency UNICEF Srbija / 2021 / Jovanović 19 is delivered in continuity and with maintained quality.  WASH: Most vulnerable populations are provided with critical hygiene supplies to mitigate infection risks.  Education: E-learning system for education is developed/strengthened and the digital divide of vulnerable children is bridged…, COVID response plan for 2021 Target, To support COVID-19 prevention and impact mitigation in 2021, our goal is to:   Ensure 40,000 children and women receive essential health care through UNICEF-supported community health workers and health facilities.  Support 880,000 children in accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning.  Provide 54,000 parents and…, Challenge, The Government has implemented measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the most vulnerable populations. However, data indicate that many households have sustained a significant shock as a result of the crisis, and that some groups have not benefited from the mitigation measures.  As expected, the health system was heavily…, Solution, UNICEF’s COVID-19 response plan includes measures for prevention and for impact mitigation, including in following priority areas:  Health and nutrition: UNICEF supports the Ministry of Health, health institutions and professional associations to ensure continuity and quality of maternal, newborn and child health care during the pandemic, with a…

Ilino village, Serbia - Ten shoes are lined up in an old dresser in front of a rundown house. Five pairs of shoes, for five girls in the Stankovic family. Three of the pairs are new - for twelve-year-old Lidijana, eight-year-old Teodora and six-year-old Tamara. They got new shoes because they are going to school. The younger children, four-year-…, “The help means a lot to us, so my children have something to wear. We bought some clothes, especially for the older ones who go to school and Tamara who goes to preschool. Every day, we get up in the morning - first I see my eldest daughter off [to school] and then see the other two off. I make them breakfast, dress them, comb their hair. They…, Some of the money was also spent on crayons, as Dafina and Sreten’s daughters all like to draw and paint. They also like maths. “I like doing math. I love Serbian, I love those subjects,” says the eldest, Lidijana. Eight-year-old Teodora’s favourite subject is English. And six-year-old Tamara, a pre-schooler, likes to play school with her older…

Belgrade, 6 March 2021 - On the phone, on the computer, at home, on the bus, in the park, wherever and whenever they can, Nina and Dorothea volunteer. Online. They both volunteered even before the pandemic, but COVID-19 interrupted them. For Doroteja Vujadin, this was a serious obstacle.  Nina i Doroteja su nastavile sa volontiranjem i za vreme…, “ I couldn’t imagine being locked up at home [during the pandemic] and only study for school. [I couldn’t imagine] this being my entire life during that period. That’s when I came across the Online Volunteers platform. ”, At the outset of COVID-19, UNICEF recognized that young people want to contribute to their community even during a pandemic. That’s why the platform was created in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Young Researchers of Serbia. Since March 2020, it has gathered more than 1,000 young people and grown into the National Online…, “Volunteering is precisely the process where you develop as a young person and through which you can acquire 21st-century skills - whether that’s innovative thinking [or] critical thinking, but peer support definitely develops when you volunteer online.”, In addition to meeting volunteers from all over Serbia, Doroteja points out that it’s important that they are also always exchanging experiences and sharing good examples of activism while volunteering. She believes friendships will come out of it too. , “We started this WhatsApp group of ours where we talk not only about our tasks but also about our personal private problems.”, Online volunteering on UNICEF's platform is a universal and effective way to address problems of the wider community. Nina and Doroteja worked on reducing language barriers, a task that involves translating texts that will help teachers introduce innovations in their methods of work. , “ This is content that’s published both for teachers and also for our peers, so we, as volunteers, are an extremely important link as intermediaries for conveying and understanding the content. So that's something that online volunteering has brought me, ” explains Nina. , Nina and Doroteja believe that the promotion of online volunteering for young people will result in their active participation in society and will build their skills necessary for better jobs and a better quality of life. There are no set age limits or any other limits, since volunteering should be available to everyone regardless of their…, “So far, over 9,500 volunteer hours have been invested, we have a community of over 1,000 volunteers. So, I invite you to join the Online Volunteers platform and be part of a big family!” , Online Volunteers  is a platform that brings together all organizations, institutions, sports federations, local self-governments, and provides them with the opportunity to publish their calls and find volunteers regardless of the geographical distance, whether for online or offline activities. It will also help organizers to manage volunteers …

When girls are given tools, space and encouragement, they are empowered to develop their voices in their communities and navigate the challenges of adolescence.  Septembar 2018