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Listen To Us: Girls’ and boys’ gendered experiences of the conflict in eastern Ukraine
Since 2014, an armed conflict has been ongoing in eastern Ukraine. An estimated 5.2 million people are affected by the conflict. This study aims to help fill a gap in evidence concerning the gendered impact of the conflict on boys and girls of different a
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Human Rights at the Time of COVID-19: A guidance note
This note highlights key principles that need to be complied with in the design and implementation of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. Any emergency responses to the situation must be proportionate, necessary and non-discriminatory
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Family Strengthening: A collection of best practices from Eastern Europe
In December 2018, Save the Children (SC) commissioned the knowledge organization International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) to do an assessment on best practices of Family Strengthening interventions in middle-income countries. The aim is to provi
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Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action: GPC 2018 review
The five country case studies selected for the 2018 GPC Review (Afghanistan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Whole of Syria and Yemen) allow for more context specific reflection and highlight particular issues around accountability, shrinking humanitarian space, lo
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Holding the Keys: Humanitarian access and local organisations
Humanitarian action will never be effective if it does not reach those who need it the most. However, international humanitarian organizations often struggle to gain access to areas affected by conflict or crisis. In order to mitigate this problem, intern
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The Case for Complimentarity: Working together within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in armed conflict and other situations of violence
Since 2013, and particularly since the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) that included the Grand Bargain commitments, discussions on the localization humanitarian action have abounded. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has sent a st
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Humanitarian Access and Local Organisations in Ukraine
There are an estimated four million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. With political instability in Kyiv, the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia and conflict between the Government of Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, int
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Ukraine: Our work in conflict-affected communities
Since 2014, more than 5 million people have been affected by the conflict in Ukraine. 1.7 million are children. Save the Children is providing essential aid to children and families affected by the conflict. Rebuilding homes, providing cash transfers, and
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Ukraine: Protecting Children affected by conflict
Twelve-year-old Victoria* fled her home in eastern Ukraine when her town was shelled. She now lives in Sloviansk and attends Save the Children’s Child Friendly Space (CFS). Victoria’s mother registered her in the CFS because the conflict had affected her
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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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Ukraine: "I saw it with my own eyes"
Seven-year-old Maxim* has seen the horrors of the conflict in Ukraine. His home was severely damaged when a shell hit the apartment above it. “At first I didn’t believe it had happened. But then I came here and saw the big hole with my own eyes,” Maxim sa
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Ukraine: Supporting conflict-affected families with cash transfers
Fifty-eight-year-old Tatiana* and her six-year-old granddaughter Alyona* fled the crisis in eastern Ukraine. Alyona has a disability and cannot eat or walk by herself and is cared for by her grandmother. Tatiana used a cash grant from Save the Children to