en War Russia vs Ukraine Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children are displaced – UNICEF

Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children are displaced – UNICEF

15 June 2022, 19:03

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Children fleeing war in Ukraine are also at heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation / unicef.org

The Russian invasion has forced a large majority of Ukrainian children to leave their homes, a regional director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told a news conference in New York.

“Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children are displaced – whether displaced inside the country or those who have fled across borders as refugees,” said Afshan Khan, regional director for Europe and Central Asia.

Khan said that according to UN figures, 277 children have been killed and 456 injured over the course of the war, and fighting has damaged or destroyed one in six “UNICEF-supported ‘safe schools’” in the country’s east.

The Ukrainian government quotes an even higher figure: The Prosecutor General says 313 children have been killed and 579 injured.