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• UNICEF improved access to safe water and wastewater services for 718,222 people through the emergency rehabilitation of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and provision of critical machinery and equipment, including pipes, fittings, welding machines, reagents and laboratory instruments.
• In March, 897 health care facilities were equipped with 920 vaccine refrigerators and 1,000 passive cooling devices, ensuring safe storage of vaccines during power disruptions.
• Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) was delivered to 30,738 children and 13,767 caregivers this month through mobile teams, safe spaces, online platforms and in-person consultations. For example, on 24 March, an attack on Sumy City killed one person and injured 91 others with three schools hit. UNICEF-supported psychologists deployed immediately to provide emergency psychological support at the site of the attack, supporting over 200 people, including 14 adolescents.
• The rehabilitation of an additional school shelter was completed allowing Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium #103 to resume in-person learning for the first time since 2022, welcoming 1,001 students (510 girls). Three school shelters have been rehabilitated in Zaporizhzhia since the beginning of 2025, benefiting 2,214 children (1,129 girls).