Emergency aid in Ukraine
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Background and news
On 24 February, the Russian Federation announced and launched a large-scale military operation in Ukraine causing large-scale displacement and movement of people and significantly impacting the lives of children and families in the country.
As the humanitarian disaster unfolds, the needs of the civilian population will increase rapidly.
SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine
SOS Children’s Villages started working in Ukraine in 2003 and in 2010 opened the first SOS Children’s Village in Brovary, in the Kiev region. The association supports hundreds of children and adults through youth and family strengthening programmes, alternative care and emergency aid. In addition, it carries out advocacy work at the institutional level. In the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine, activities started in 2012 and were reorganised in 2014 to meet the needs of children and families on both sides of the contact line.