UNICEF in action

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To protect fragile newborns from bombardment in Lviv, UNICEF transformed a hospital basement into a fully operational NICU.

Inside an Underground Newborn Intensive Care Unit in War-Torn Ukraine

To protect fragile newborns from bombardment in Lviv, UNICEF helped transform a hospital basement into a fully operational NICU. [VIDEO]

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Dr Iryna Kondratova tends to a newborn in a patient care room

Hero Health Workers Care for Babies Born Under Siege in Ukraine

As the war rages on, babies keep being born. UNICEF is supporting the doctors & nurses who are giving their all to keep them alive. [VIDEO]

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Liudmyla Voloshenko, 41, combs her 10-year-old daughter Sonia’s hair in one of the trains that have become home for thousands of civilians in the Kharkiv, Ukraine metro.

A Child’s Life Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine

UNICEF is helping to turn Ukrainian subway stations into emergency support spaces for children caught in a brutal war.

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child peering out a window in a darkened room

6 Ways Explosive Weapons Threaten Children

As armed conflicts move increasingly into cities and other populated areas, children are paying the price. [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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Maxim, 12, and Nazar, 6, stand outside the Siret Blue Dot center at the Romanian border on March 10, 2022, after fleeing Ukraine with their mothers.

See What a Unicef ‘Blue Dot’ Refugee Support Center Looks Like

A virtual tour of the Blue Dot center in Serit, Romania, one of 26 being set up to aid children and families fleeing war in Ukraine. [VIDEO]

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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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