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Child Reading a UNICEF Book

Afghanistan Refugees: Help Save Refugee Children

There are millions of Afghanistan refugees. UNICEF is working to meet urgent needs.
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Children Hugging

New Friends: Romanian Children Welcome Ukrainian Refugees

For Ukrainian children forced out of their homes by the war, a warm reception from children in their host community can make a world of difference.

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Seven-year-old Davyd and his family fled Bucha, Ukraine, after the shelling began in Feb. 2022. They are now staying with relatives in London.

A Ukrainian Refugee Family Finds Safety in London

Uprooted by war, a 7-year-old starts over in an unfamiliar country.

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A Rohingya refugee sits with two friends from the local Bangladeshi community — beneficiaries of a UNICEF program building social cohesion..

For UNICEF, Helping Child Refugees Is a Global Mission

Ukraine’s refugee crisis is but one of many examples of how forced displacement is endangering the health, safety and future well-being of children.

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The outbreak of the war forced 16-year-old Oleksandra and her mother, grandmother and little sister to flee their hometown of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.

Through Her Eyes: A Ukrainian Teenager's Video Diary

From bomb shelters in Zaporizhzhia to refugee life in Poland, 16-year-old Oleksandra's video diary offers a first-person look at life in wartime.

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The war in Ukraine has made refugees of mothers and children who have their homes on their way to Poland.

How to Help Refugee and Displaced Children Around the World

UNICEF works around the world to address the refugee crisis and protect every child on the move.

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Vika, 8, from Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, works on her homework in her relatives' house in Cherkasy oblast.

100 Days of War in Ukraine: Children on the Front Lines

Stories of children whose lives have been turned upside down by war in Ukraine.

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11-year-old Yana, who lost two legs during a missile attack at Kramatorsk railway station, recovers at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.

100 Days of War in Ukraine

UNICEF reports on the devastating consequences for children and the impact of its ongoing emergency response.
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UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis bonds with a child from Ukraine who is receiving care at a center in Baicoi, Romania, where the community has been welcoming refugees with open arms.

UNICEF USA's Michael J. Nyenhuis on Mental Health & the War in Ukraine

The President and CEO of UNICEF USA discusses the war in Ukraine, its impact on children’s mental health and UNICEF's response.
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