February 24th marks two years of full-scale war in Ukraine. Two years since millions of children’s lives have been torn apart and changed forever.
Children have seen their homes, playgrounds and schools bombed. They’ve lost loved ones to the violence, or been separated from family members while being forced to flee.
Today, 2.9 million children in Ukraine need support to overcome the horrifying impacts of this war. Many carry emotional scars that run deep. For many children in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, who have already lived through ten years of conflict, they have known nothing but war.
Thousands of children and families are still being forced underground to bunkers, as violence and shelling continues.
And - as in any crisis - children without caregivers or guardians in Ukraine are at increased risk of abuse, exploitation, trafficking and neglect.