Europe and Central Asia

Rome. INTERSOS staffers hold a young girl near a building where migrants are taking shelter.

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In Rome, a decent night’s sleep is not a given

A young migrant family’s struggle to find a safe place for their children

08/05/2019

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The undeniable power of vaccines

As Ukraine faces one of the world’s worst measles outbreaks, doctors and parents work together to dispel myths about vaccines

24/04/2019

Italy. A migrant chef cooks in a kitchen.

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Recipes for success

A new generation of chefs in Italy – young refugees and migrants - embrace and enrich the country’s food culture

26/03/2019

Ukraine. A boy sits on his bicycle next to a field of antitank barriers in the Donetsk region.

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Where getting water means putting your life on the line

In eastern Ukraine, searching for water puts children and their families in the line of fire

22/03/2019

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Child marriage and its consequences for Roma girls in Serbia

More than 1 in 2 marry before the age of 18. Student Silvija Nesic is inspiring change

07/03/2019

A girl at the TUMO Centre for Creative Technologies. Over 7000 children between 12 to 18 attend workshops and activities at the centre. The membership is free and children from all sort of background have access to the centre and follow programmes based on their own interests.

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75 per cent of children with disabilities in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia left out of inclusive, quality education - UNICEF

Better access to assistive technologies could drastically increase number of children with disabilities in school

07/03/2019

Aigerim (far left) and other girls from the Vasilevka village menstrual hygiene training team.

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In Kyrgyzstan, girls lift shroud of shame on menstruation

Girls educate girls in peer-to-peer training on menstrual hygiene management (MHM)

15/02/2019

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A family therapist works with Syrian refugees in Turkey

What it's like working on the psychological front line of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II

15/02/2019

Children from second grade in Mihail Andrei school in Buhusi rehearsing a song for Smiley, National Ambassador for UNICEF Romania.

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A teacher’s care helps shape her students’ future

With training provided by UNICEF Romania, this school teacher strives to make a positive contribution in her pupils’ lives

15/02/2019

Adolescent girls attend an art therapy session

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Healing emotional wounds in eastern Ukraine

UNICEF-supported youth clubs provide free psychological counselling sessions to children and teenagers

15/02/2019

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