November 11, 2023, Odesa, Ukraine. Brothers Dmytro (9 years old), Illia (5 years old) and Kyrylo (8 years old) try on new sets of clothes, provided by UNICEF.  The home of Svitlana - a mother of 6 children - was damaged in a missile attack, causing the ceiling to collapse and cutting off water and heating supplies.

Emergency Reponse

Oksana Deynega, the director of school number 4, holds a shell fragment and bullets recently collected from the school grounds in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, Monday 27 November 2017.
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The war in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on the country’s 7.5 million children. Humanitarian needs are multiplying by the hour as the fighting continues. Children continue to be killed, wounded and deeply traumatized by the violence all around them. Families are terrified, in shock, and desperate for safety.

UNICEF is working with partners to reach vulnerable children and families with essential services – including health, education, protection, water and sanitation – as well as life-saving supplies.

Valeria hugs her student