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It's vital for a woman to return from childcare leave sooner

Thanks to an early development group at a preschool in Lviv, mother of two has been able to return to work.

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Zaporizhzhia students use VSO platform

While some children in Zaporizhzhia study in underground schools, others catch up on missed lessons online. The All-Ukrainian Online School platform helps

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“My biggest dream is for my daughter to get better”

To help families to cope with the stress and challenges, UNICEF provides them with shock-responsive cash assistance

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“We empower them to become capable and resilient”

Improved access to quality local social services provides a lifeline for families struggling to cope with the ongoing impact of war

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“After two months, I already see results”

Early intervention services are supporting children with development delays in remote frontline communities.

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Surviving winter underground

How Viktoriia’s family, forced to live in a bomb shelter, endured the freezing winter months

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“When I come to this center, I feel calm”

How social support helps children and families overcome the traumas of war

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“It was really hard to stand on my feet again”

After being injured in a grenade explosion, 12-year-old Zakhar from a frontline village in eastern Ukraine is learning to walk again

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Blogs

Women’s participation is essential to tackling water crisis

Blog for World Water Day

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Childhood is time-bound. We must act now

UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, Munir Mammadzade, calls for action to ensure that children and young people’s futures are not shaped by war

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The sounds of learning in Sumy

The ring of the first bell is a sound of hope for children in Sumy and across Ukraine.

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The ability to communicate without barriers

One of UNICEF’s priorities is to support an educational environment where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

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The water we leave behind

Securing Ukraine’s Climate resilient future

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Surviving and recovering from the reality of war in Sumy

In a city scarred by blasts, children and families cling to hope as they rebuild their lives amid ongoing war.

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Near Ukraine frontline, childhood on the edge

Toby Fricker reflects on the stark changes in a Ukrainian city five years since his last visit

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“I create educational board games to help children”

Sixteen-year-old Maria Kurakina from Kharkiv, Ukraine explains how she co-founded the Tram 26 project

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Latest stories

01 July 2026

It's vital for a woman to return from childcare leave sooner

Thanks to an early development group at a preschool in Lviv, mother of two has been able to return to work.
Read now
03 June 2026

Zaporizhzhia students use VSO platform

While some children in Zaporizhzhia study in underground schools, others catch up on missed lessons online. The All-Ukrainian Online School platform helps
Read now
28 May 2026

“My biggest dream is for my daughter to get better”

To help families to cope with the stress and challenges, UNICEF provides them with shock-responsive cash assistance
Read now
17 April 2026

“We empower them to become capable and resilient”

Improved access to quality local social services provides a lifeline for families struggling to cope with the ongoing impact of war
Read now
17 April 2026

“After two months, I already see results”

Early intervention services are supporting children with development delays in remote frontline communities.
Read now
15 April 2026

Surviving winter underground

How Viktoriia’s family, forced to live in a bomb shelter, endured the freezing winter months
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08 April 2026

“When I come to this center, I feel calm”

How social support helps children and families overcome the traumas of war
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06 April 2026

“It was really hard to stand on my feet again”

After being injured in a grenade explosion, 12-year-old Zakhar from a frontline village in eastern Ukraine is learning to walk again
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26 March 2026

Identify early, support in time

When early childhood care changes a child’s developmental trajectory
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17 March 2026

“Our family is strong because of our mother”

“Our family is strong because of our mother”: the story of one family surviving Kyiv’s harsh winter
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13 March 2026

“I am smart, I am beautiful, I am strong”

How day care services help children with intellectual disabilities to socialize and thrive.
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03 March 2026

A safe place to wait

Four years of the Spilno Spot in the Lviv railway station, Ukraine
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