More than five million Ukrainian children are dependent on humanitarian aid because of the war in their homeland, UNICEF estimates.
In Ukraine itself, about 3 million children need support after the Russian military invasion on February 24; another 2.2 million children who have fled to other countries also need humanitarian assistance, the Fund said in a statement. of the United Nations on Childhood.
At least 262 children were killed and another 415 wounded in the first nearly 100 days of the war, while hundreds of schools were damaged, UNICEF said, noting that June 1 is International Child Protection Day.
“Instead of celebrating the day, we are approaching in awe June 3 – the 100th day of a war that tore the lives of millions of children to pieces. “Unless there is an urgent ceasefire and peace through negotiations, children will continue to suffer, and the impact of this war will hit vulnerable children around the world,” said Kathryn Russell, UNICEF Executive Director.
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