Save the Children in Ukraine
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We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Working in Ukraine for the emergency response since 2014.
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Reports of 2 children killed & 5 injured on Wednesday is a stark reminder that children are paying the heaviest price in this war.
'Nearly 1,000 children have been confirmed killed or injured. One was already one too many,' - Sonia Khush, Save the Children in Ukraine Country Director
FEATURED: The New York Times 'Children exposed to war are at risk of “toxic stress,” a condition triggered by extreme periods of adversity, said Sonia Khush, the director of Save the Children in Ukraine.' #ukraine nytimes.com/live/2022/08/0…
STATEMENT: 'Today's grain shipment from #Ukraine is a step in the right direction and we look forward to seeing these actions sustained. The world is fighting a hunger crisis unlike any in recent memory and all relief is welcome.' - Sonia Khush, Save the Children in Ukraine Country Director
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko called for more mental health support for young refugees today after a surprise visit to a Save the Children summer school to meet children who fled the horrors of war.
We are utterly horrified by reports that 3 children were killed & 4 more injured in a missile attack in #Vinnytsia #Ukraine today.
“Urban centres should not be used as battlefields, & children should never be a target”– Sonia Khush, Save the Children in Ukraine Director
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#WarinUkraine
4 months on, intensifying hostilities continue to leave behind inexcusable devastation of civilian infrastructure and hundreds of people dead & injured.
With each passing day, more & more people need aid to get food, drinking water, medical care & shelter.
Twice as many #schools have been attacked across #Ukraine since 24 February as during the seven years of the armed conflict in the east of the country, according to Save the Children International.
Education is #NotATarget !
STATEMENT: An 8-year-old boy is one of 2 killed by a landmine on a beach adjacent to the port of Mariupol, #Ukraine on Friday. “Landmines kill and maim civilians long after battles are won and lost. This war on children must end,” - Pete Walsh, acting country director Save the Children in Ukraine
Acting Country Director, Onno van Manen spoke to Patricia Karvelas on RN Breakfast about the devastating impact of the war on children in #Ukraine and their schools. Attacks on schools and their use by the military must stop. #STOPTHEWARONCHILDREN
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PRESS RELEASE: More schools in #Ukraine have been attacked in the past 100 days than during the first 7 years of conflict.
“The fact that Ukraine is facing record high attacks on schools should outrage everyone,' said Save the Children in Ukraine Onno van Manen.
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Ahead of his upcoming 2022 annual #CAAC report, 18 NGOs call on SG António Guterres to publish a complete, evidence-based list of perpetrators of grave violations against #children & include situations where there are serious #childprotection concerns: watchlist.org/publications/o…
Аs a result of a rocket attack on the city of #Zaporizhzhia , private houses were damaged. More than 100 families lived in these houses and now need support. Ukrainian Red Cross together with Save the Children in Ukraine began to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims.
