Ongoing violence across the country has created a child rights crisis that could last for generations NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 24 March 2022 – One month of war in Ukraine has led to the displacement of 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population. This...
UNICEF is working with UNHCR, local authorities and partners to bring safety, stability and advice to families fleeing the war in Ukraine. Like all children driven from their homes by war and conflict, Ukrainian children arriving in neighbouring countries are at significant risk of violence, sexual...
The Jordan Country Office has included persons with disabilities throughout their WASH response in Za’atari Refugee Camp. Meet some of the children with disabilities living in the camp and learn how access to water and toilets has impacted their lives. ...
“When I play the piano, I can forget about the war,” says nine-year-old Maksym in #Ukraine. Conflict has forced him and his family to flee across the country from east to west, leaving behind their home and loved ones. They’ve found shelter in the auditorium of the Lviv Academic Theatre near the...
New and expecting mothers are in desperate need of health services and safety. UNICEF is delivering supplies to help facilities provide the support they need. KYIV, Ukraine – Yuliya gently rocks her newborn baby in the dank basement of a medical centre in Kyiv. Vera is only days old, but her life is...
Limited access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, can cause conflict in certain parts of the world and WASH facilities can become casualties in disputes. But WASH also has a role to play in peacekeeping, according to experts Kelly Ann Naylor, associate director of WASH at UNICEF, and Gidon...
Ukrainian refugees, many of them women with young children, arrived weary but relieved at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 9. They then boarded buses that would take them to the next stop on their journey. ...
UNICEF is working to scale up life-saving support for children and their families. The conflict in Ukraine poses an immediate and growing threat to the lives and well-being of the country’s 7.5 million children. Humanitarian needs are multiplying by the hour as fighting intensifies. Children have...