Ukraine’s third year of full-scale war was even deadlier for children than the preceding year.  

When a children's hospital is hit, a school shelled, or an electric grid destroyed, children suffer—even when they survive.

UNICEF remains on the ground, delivering urgent relief while also supporting long-term recovery. But with the war still ongoing, the needs continue to grow, and we need your help.

Born into war: Yehor’s story

Three-year-old Yehor knows no life outside of war. Born in Mariupol just weeks before the full-scale invasion, he was displaced before he was even two months old. His mother, Yevheniia, remembers their desperate escape.

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Over the three months after Yehor and her family left, the city was destroyed, and several thousand civilians were killed.

A child’s early years shape their entire future—how they learn, connect, and thrive. But for millions of children in Ukraine, these years have been filled with fear, displacement, and loss.

UNICEF is working to ensure children like Yehor get the care and support they need. Health professionals visit families, providing immunizations, nutrition, and early childhood support. Safe spaces for learning help children continue their education, while therapy and counseling support those affected by war. But with conflict ongoing, the needs keep growing.

How UNICEF is staying for children in Ukraine

Despite the extreme challenges—constant airstrikes, displacement, destroyed homes, and limited access to food, water, and medical care, children and families in Ukraine have demonstrated incredible resilience. Together, we must ensure they receive the critical aid they need to survive and recover.

With your support, UNICEF is on the ground delivering life-saving aid to children like Yehor—helping them survive today and have a chance for a better tomorrow, including:

  • Life-saving medical aid and early childhood health support 
  • Safe spaces for learning so children can continue their education 
  • Psychosocial care to help heal trauma and help restore a sense of normalcy for children
  • Warm clothing and essential supplies to protect families through harsh winters 
  • Cash assistance to help families meet urgent needs  
  • Repair and rehabilitation of water and sanitation networks to ensure access to water  

How you can support children in urgent need

Your donation, no matter the amount, holds immense value. What truly matters is your willingness to stand in solidarity with the children in their struggle for survival during their toughest times. Give what you can, so together we can provide:

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Essential Supplies

Including warm winter kits, safe drinking water, and emergency aid to help them stay safe and healthy

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Education supplies and support

To empower children to catch up on their learning and dream of a brighter future for themselves and their communities.

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Humanitarian cash assistance

To help families cover daily essentials and provide for their children in times of need

*Please note that the stories of the children mentioned are to illustrate activities and the change that your donation can make to the lives of vulnerable children. UNICEF, based on the need on the ground, will allocate resources to areas that need funds the most.
**Donations received will be used to fund UNICEF’s response for children and families in Ukraine with 10% of total donations going towards responding to the urgent needs of many more children and families facing the most challenging situations elsewhere in the world. Your donation today will help us be there for every child, even those living with very little to no support.
***As a United Nations entity enjoying privileges and immunities enshrined in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, UNICEF does not have a tax registration number in any country because it is not subject to tax on its income in any jurisdiction and because it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any national authority, including any tax authority.