Support Children and Families in Ukraine

Dear Friend,

Since the war broke out in 2022, UNICEF has built on its long-standing work in Ukraine and the region to support children and families affected by the conflict. UNICEF's humanitarian response has quickly adapted to changing needs on the ground, scaling up emergency assistance—first with life-saving supplies, and then expanding to provide essential services. UNICEF has prioritized children on the frontline and extended its presence to the most conflict-affected regions.

As the crisis evolves into a protracted displacement challenge, UNICEF is leveraging existing national services and structures to deliver humanitarian programs for refugee children and their families, while strengthening these systems for long-term resilience. UNICEF continues to work alongside governments, international agencies, and a network of partners to deliver relief and support recovery for the children of Ukraine.

In 2025, with support from partners like you, UNICEF has continued to make important progress across critical areas of support, including health and nutrition, education, child and social protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene. As of August 2025, your support has helped UNICEF reach:

• 366,622 children and caregivers accessing primary health care through UNICEF-supported facilities, mobile teams, and home visits
• 1,440,807 children and caregivers provided with landmine and other explosive weapons prevention or survivor assistance interventions
• 517,530 children accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning
• 2,913,362 people accessing safe water

With your generous support, UNICEF can provide essential life-saving and protective services to children and families in Ukraine

In partnership,

Sha Ni Wang
Senior Associate, Corporate and Civil Society Partnerships 

Dear Friend,

UNICEF’s 2024–2025 winter response has come to a close. Thanks to strong support from partners like you, the response plan reached $99.8 million of the $100 million appeal, enabling critical assistance for 2.38 million people, including 405,000 children. Key interventions included:

• Cash-for-winterization for families in frontline areas and vulnerable children receiving cash plus care and case management
• Solid fuel distribution
• Repair of district heating systems
• Sustainable safe water and sanitation
• Energy generation equipment supporting access to basic services
• Decentralized heating at health facilities
• Cash grants for school energy and heating

Key results included:

• 47,178 frontline households received cash for winter assistance
• 36,965 children under case management received winter assistance, supporting 13,752 families
• 5,626 families received solid fuel
• 2,255,532 people benefited from repaired district heating systems
• 74,000 people, including 12,580 children, received sustainable safe water and sanitation
• 490,628 children in 800 schools benefited from cash grants for school energy and heating

Your support has been and will continue to be essential to UNICEF’s ability to reach the most vulnerable children, the most crisis-affected children and the forgotten children suffering the unthinkable effects of this conflict.

In partnership,

Sha Ni Wang