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UNICEF is aiming to raise money to help children and families who have become refugees during the Russia-Ukraine war.
About half a million children have fled Ukraine following Russia’s attacks, according to estimates collected by the United Nations.
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The intergovernmental peace organization reports that it has verified the deaths of 17 children who were killed from the munition attacks while 30 have been injured. In a press release issued on Thursday, March 3, UNICEF said it’s likely that the child death and injury toll is higher than what’s on record so far.
On March 1, 2022, a family travels with small children to the Lviv-Holovnyi railway station in Lviv, Ukraine as the Russia-Ukraine war continues.
(UNICEF/Viktor Moskaliuk)
“The use of explosive weapons in cities could quickly turn this crisis into a catastrophe for Ukraine’s children,” said UNICEF Regional Director Afshan Khan, who covers the organization’s Europe- and Central Asia-focused operations.
“There are no armed operations of this scale that do not result in children being harmed. The consequences will be tragic,” Khan continued. “UNICEF is on the ground, doing its best to meet children’s basic needs, but the only way out of the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is for the conflict to end.”
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Homes, schools, orphanages, health centers and several other essential service providers have been damaged or destroyed along with critical water infrastructure systems in Ukraine, UNICEF reports.
UNICEF is working with partner organizations to aid refugees with clean drinking water, medical supplies, shelter, sanitation services and education.
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russel speaks to volunteers at the Ukraine-Romania border crossing at Sighetu Marmatiei, on March 2, 2022.
(UNICEF/Adrian Câtu)
The organization also…
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