This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Global Deputy Spokesperson, Ricardo Pires – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
"UNICEF is deeply concerned by the continued killing and injuring of children in Ukraine. June recorded the highest monthly child casualty figure since 2022, with 7 children killed and 116 injured."
UNICEF warns that for children displaced inside Ukraine, the war has followed them, as attacks hit major cities across the country and devastate the services children rely on.
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative to Ukraine Munir Mammadzade – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, Munir Mammadzade, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Latest UN-verified data, released by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, reveals a significant rise in child casualties, as well as evolving risks for children that merge online influence with deadly offline impacts.