The U.N. Children’s Fund reports that the conflict in Ukraine is having a terrible impact on more than 1.7 million children.
The United Nations estimated that more than 1 million people have fled their homes since March because of fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels. About half of them are displaced within Ukraine, and most of the others have gone to Russia.
Kristen Elsby, regional chief of communications for UNICEF for central and eastern Europe and central Asia, said children account for at least 130,000 of the displaced, while tens of thousands remain in the areas of …read more
Source: Voice of America
