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Olesia of Kyiv kisses her teenage son, Matvii, who lives with a disability. The two spent the first days of the Ukraine war hiding in a basement.

VIDEO: Blunting War's Impacts While Calling for Peace

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Olesia of Kyiv kisses her teenage son, Matvii, who lives with a disability. The two spent the first days of the Ukraine war hiding in a basement.

Blunting War's Impacts While Calling for Peace

As war in Ukraine hits the six-month mark, UNICEF calls for an end to the violence and continued support for the humanitarian response.
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Children Walking with Box Over Head

Humanitarian Cash Transfers Provide Vital Aid for Ukraine's Families

Since the start of the war, UNICEF has distributed $125 million in emergency cash assistance to families with children in Ukraine.
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A girls-only session for Rohingya refugee girls in a UNICEF learning center in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Quality and Equality: Education for Rohingya Refugee Girls

How UNICEF is helping make education more inclusive in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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The March 2022 announcement that adolescent girls in Afghanistan would not be permitted to return to school left 15-year-old Fatema, a sixth grader in Kabul, "sad and disappointed, not only for myself," she said.

Afghanistan's Girls Want to Go to School

Afghanistan's girls have been barred from attending grades 7 through 12. Their future hangs in the balance.

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Adolescent boys who are returning migrant workers greet each other at the UNICEF-supported Gazargah Transit Center in Herat, Afghanistan.

How UNICEF Supports Children on the Move From Afghanistan

At Gazargah Transit Center in Herat, returning migrant children receive counseling, vocational training opportunities and other services.

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Born one month early in northeastern Ukraine, baby Sofia sleeps peacefully in a portable incubator at the Sumy Regional Perinatal Center.

Portable Incubators Save Fragile Newborns in Ukraine

UNICEF and partners are working to protect mothers and newborns in war-torn Ukraine.

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Zufan, 10, of Ethiopia, carrying a heavy jug of water back from the community tap, a daily chore that keeps her out of school.

In Ethiopia, Girls Fetch Water Instead of Going to School

Ten-year-old Zufan does not go to school. Instead, she spends her days doing domestic chores, including fetching water far from home.

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Fatima, a teenage wheelchair athlete in Afghanistan, is no longer permitted to play because she is a girl.

Sidelined in Afghanistan, a Wheelchair Athlete Refuses to Give Up

One year ago, girls and women lost the right to play sports in Afghanistan. But girls like Fatima are holding fast to their dreams.
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