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Childrens Drawings

Ukrainian Youth Delegates' Call to Action for Youth Around the World

Ukrainian Youth Delegates speak out on how the war has impacted their lives, why they volunteer, and what youth across the globe can do to help.
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People Talking

For Refugee Children From Ukraine, a Safe Place to Play

Blue Dot refugee support centers set up by UNICEF and UNHCR provide urgently needed help for displaced families. [VIDEO]

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Girl Giving Adults Directions

In Lviv, a Teen Volunteer Helps People Fleeing War in Ukraine

For 16-year-old Solomiya, the sight of people in need is a call to action. [VIDEO]

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Teacher Anastasiia Konovalova fled the war in Ukraine and started a primary school for Ukrainian refugee children in Bucharest, Romania, with support from the Ministry of Education and UNICEF.

In Bucharest, a School for Ukrainian Refugee Children

A teacher from Ukraine — herself a refugee — started a free primary school for children forced out of Ukraine by the war. [VIDEO]

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Davyd, 7, sits with his mother and uncle at a temporary shelter in a Kyiv church in March 2022.

A Child's Eye View of War in Bucha, Ukraine

Seven-year-old Davyd recalls the terrifying events of the bombardment of Bucha and his family's evacuation. [VIDEO]

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7-year-old Maksym wears a red winter coat and dark red cap.

Escape From Mariupol

Fleeing air strikes and artillery fire in Mariupol, 7-year-old Maksym and his family left home in a broken car.

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A child refugee from Ukraine stands in line with her mother at the border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova at Palanca on March 24, 2022.

More Than Half of Ukraine’s Children Displaced by War

One month into a brutal war, Ukraine's children are traumatized and in desperate need of assistance. UNICEF is there to help.

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Anastasia, a refugee from Ukraine, volunteers as a translator for newly arrived families at a UNICEF Blue Dot center in Siret, Romania.

A Volunteer Translator Helps Fellow Refugees From Ukraine

More than 3.7 million people from Ukraine — including 1.8 million children — have become refugees since Feb. 24. [VIDEO]

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Adult and Child Observing Fire

At the Ukrainian Border, Families Search for Safety and Shelter

UNICEF is working with UNHCR and local partners to set up an expanding network of Blue Dot support hubs for refugees fleeing Ukraine.

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