Ukraine’s ongoing conflict has deeply affected the lives of 580,000 children, many of whom are out of school and need psychosocial support, according to the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF).
Two years into the conflict in Ukraine, more than 215,000 children have been internally displaced from conflict-affected areas, where one-fifth of schools have been damaged or destroyed, UNICEF warned in a report published on Friday. One in three, or 200,000 children, need psychosocial support.
In 2015, at least 20 children were killed and more than 40 were injured in Ukraine, the majority by mines or other explosive material. A polio outbreak was …read more
Source: Newsweek
