Europe and Central Asia

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

Five years since conflict began in eastern Ukraine, children and their families find just getting water puts them in the firing line.

20/03/2019

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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

School children in eastern Ukraine receive UNICEF education supplies

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Schools and bomb shelters: Education in eastern Ukraine

With one in five schools in the conflict zone damaged or destroyed, children continue to learn under constant threat of shelling

15/02/2019

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Flour fortification to prevent birth defects in Kyrgyzstan

Mothers with sufficient folic acid in their diets are less likely to bear children with neural tube defects

15/02/2019

(Left to right) Ionel, Luca, Ionuț and Arabela sit on their bed in their home.

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Social aid brings renewed hope to families in Romania

How door-to-door visits are helping families get the healthcare and education resources they need

15/02/2019

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