Stephen Whitworth
In Aid of The Displaced Children of Ukraine
Fundraising for UNICEF UK
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Conflict is escalating in Ukraine, putting millions of children and their families in immediate danger.More than half a million children in Ukraine are already affected as the conflict in the east of the country enters its eighth year. Homes, schools, water supplies and hospitals are damaged. Landmines pose a major threat to childrens lives.UNICEF is especially concerned for the safety and wellbeing of children who have become separated from their families.UNICEF has been working around the clock to keep children safe since this conflict began eight years ago. We are helping to make sure that child health and protection services are sustained and families have clean water and nutritious food.Please donate to help protect children in Ukraine.
What is UNICEF doing in Ukraine?
Together with our partners we are at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Ukraine, delivering urgent support to children and families.
We have been working tirelessly to keep children safe since this conflict began eight years ago and we are determined to remain in Ukraine to reach the most vulnerable children and families.
1. Providing families with food and water
We are helping to provide families with vital access to clean water and nutritious food. In addition, we are calling for the protection of remaining essential infrastructure including sanitation systems, health facilities and schools.
2. Supporting child health and protection services
We are helping to make sure that child health and protection services are available for families who need them. Critical supplies are being provided to cover the immediate needs of families forced to flee across Ukraine. We are also helping to strengthen local health facilities.
3. Supporting refugees with Blue Dot safe spaces
We are working with our partners and the UNHCR to assess the refugee situation in neighbouring countries. We want to make sure families that have been forced to flee their homes are looked after.
As part of this, we are establishing our Blue Dot safe spaces in Moldova, Romania, Belarus, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic. Each Blue Dot has the capacity to provide support to 3,000–5,000 people per day. These Blue Dots will provide key information for displaced families, psychosocial support, safe spaces for mothers and children, and protection for unaccompanied and separated children.
4. Calling for a ceasefire
We are calling for an immediate ceasefire to ensure that humanitarian support can be delivered safely and quickly to children in need. We are determined to remain in Ukraine to reach the most vulnerable children and families.
Medical staff weigh a baby using a scale donated by UNICEF at Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre in Ukraine.
