Attachments
Highlights:
- UNICEF’s 2025 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal for the Ukraine Refugee Response enabled the continuation of children’s access to critical services and close coordination among UNICEF governments and other partners. Flexible and timely donor contributions supported adaptive programming and the gradual transition from emergency assistance toward longer-term, strengthening of national systems.
- Throughout 2025, UNICEF and partners sustained multi-sectoral support for Ukrainian refugee children and families across six refugee-hosting countries in Europe, with a strong focus on child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, education, and adolescent-focused programming. In a context of protracted displacement, interventions increasingly prioritised integration within national systems and more sustainable, nationally led responses.
- Over the year, more than 172,000 children and caregivers accessed mental health and psychosocial support, while over 335,000 children accessed formal and non-formal education, reflecting sustained demand for services at scale. Over 400,000 people also had access to safe and accessible channels to report sexual exploitation and abuse, reinforcing accountability and safeguarding across the response.
Situation in Numbers
5,349,060 refugees from Ukraine recorded across Europe (UNHCR data as of 16/01/2026)
666,394 children in need of humanitarian assistance. (UNICEF 2025 HAC)
345,216 children to be reached by UNICEF’s response in refugeehosting countries. (UNICEF 2025 HAC)