War in Ukraine: Support for children and families

 

The war has been devastating for families. UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support for those in need.

 

The children and families of Ukraine have endured a year of escalating violence, trauma, destruction and displacement. Children continue to be killed, wounded and deeply traumatized by violence that has sparked displacement on a scale and speed not seen since World War II. Schools, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure on which they depend continue to be damaged or destroyed. Families have been separated and lives torn apart.  

 

Ukraine’s children and their families have endured two years of forced displacement, unthinkable loss, and relentless violence since the escalation of war in February 2022. As of August 24, at least 545 children have been killed – the equivalent of a child dying every day since the war escalated, mostly from bombardment. At least 1,156 children have been injured.

 

UNICEF continues to respond to children’s urgent humanitarian needs and ensure children have access to health care, immunization, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, and mental health and psychosocial support. In refugee hosting countries, UNICEF continues to work with governments, municipalities, and local partners to strengthen national systems that provide refugee children and marginalized children from host communities with quality education, health care and protection.

 

 

UNICEF was in Ukraine before the war escalated, and in the months since has stayed and delivered. We stand with the children of Ukraine and will continue working with partners to support them through the war and beyond.

 

Danylo stands in the ruins of his home

Danylo, 12, stands in the ruins of his family’s home in Novoselivka, on the outskirts of Chernihiv.

Olena holds her son

Olena, 43, holds her son in an embrace in front of their damaged home, as the two reunite after a month apart (15 April 2022).

Children using notebooks

Children use notebooks and stationery provided by UNICEF to study at a shelter in the Kharkiv metro.

Wreckage of a school

Wreckage of School Number 21, which had been serving as a civilian shelter and logistics base in Chernihiv, Ukraine (14 April 2022).

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