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Sasha Sechevoi, 12, walks to school in the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, Monday 27 November 2017.

03 September 2018

Emergency response to conflict in eastern Ukraine

UNICEF supports health, nutrition, HIV prevention, education, safe water, sanitation and protection for children and families caught in the conflict

08 April 2022, Zaporizhzhia 3.5-year-old Veronika starts crying, when she has been asked about airplanes.

Families in devastated Mariupol face daily nightmare

In eastern Ukraine, families like Mykola’s are suffering amid continuous shelling and no access to basic necessities.

Online learning helps Ukraine’s children stay in school

While the war has prevented millions of children from attending school, online classes mean many can find a new sense of stability.

Situation report

Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report, 3 May 2022

Humanitarian Action for Children

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on latest school attack in Luhansk, Ukraine

Children bear psychological scars of war in Ukraine

Weeks spent sheltering from the war left 11-year-old Polina feeling hopeless. However, psychological support is helping her to heal.

Ukraine. Families look out from a train.

Two months of war in Ukraine creating 'a child protection crisis of extraordinary proportions' - UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF's Regional Advisor - Child Protection for Europe and Central Asia, Aaron Greenberg – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

On 27 April 2022 in Ukraine, 18-month-old Sashko plays with his mother, Kateryna, 27, at UNICEF's "Spilno" Child Spot in Ternopil. Here, doctors vaccinate those interested in protection from COVID-19 and advise parents on routine childhood immunizations.

Every day that the war in Ukraine continues is a nightmare for millions of children.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the High-Level International Donor's Conference for Ukraine

Children count the cost of attacks on schools in Ukraine

Attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine are endangering children’s lives and their futures.

In Ukraine, specialists unite to help families far from home

Teams of doctors, social workers, lawyers and psychologists are coming together to help the millions forced to leave their homes behind