Ukraine Gate – Kyiv – June 1, 2022- Every day, two children die and four are injured in Ukraine, 3 million children in Ukraine and more than 2.2 million in other countries are in need of humanitarian assistance.
This is stated on the UNICEF website in Ukraine.
“According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, two children die and four are injured every day in Ukraine, mostly as a result of bombings in populated areas. The civilian infrastructure on which children depend continues to be damaged or destroyed. so far, at least 256 medical facilities and one in six UNICEF-supported “safe schools” in the east have been affected, and hundreds of other schools across the country have been damaged. “- it is told in the message.
According to UNICEF, almost 100 days of war in Ukraine have had devastating consequences for children at a scale and pace not seen since World War II.
“Three million children in Ukraine and more than 2.2 million children in refugee-receiving countries are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Almost two out of three children have been displaced by the fighting,” UNICEF said.
UNICEF also emphasizes that the war has caused a severe crisis in the field of child protection. Children fleeing violence face a significant risk of being separated from their families, abused, abused, sexually exploited and trafficked. Most of them experienced extremely traumatic events. These children urgently need security, stability, child protection assistance and psychosocial support – especially those who are unaccompanied or separated from their families. What they need most in life is peace.
At the same time, war and mass displacement are destroying sources of income and economic opportunities, leaving many families without sufficient income to meet their basic needs and unable to provide adequate support for their children.
UNICEF calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and protection of all children from danger. This includes ending the use of explosive weapons in human settlements and attacks on civilian infrastructure. UNICEF calls for full humanitarian access to reach children in need safely and quickly wherever they are.
In Ukraine, UNICEF and partners have delivered vital medicines and medicines to nearly 2.1 million people in war-affected areas; provide access to safe water for more than 2.1 million people in areas where networks have been damaged or destroyed; provided mental and psychosocial support to more than 610,000 children and their parents and guardians; almost 290,000 children provided school supplies. Nearly 300,000 vulnerable families have registered to participate in the UNICEF and Ministry of Social Policy cash assistance programs.
UNICEF also announced a $ 624.2 million fundraiser. USD in support of humanitarian activities in Ukraine and 324.7 million dollars. The United States to help host countries.
As reported, there are five programs of international organizations in Ukraine to support internally displaced persons worth more than 10 billion hryvnias.
