Many Ukrainian children at risk for not having enough food - UNICEF

Since the Russian invasion began, two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes and half of children who remain in the country are at risk for not having enough food

UNICEF Emergency Programs Director Manuel Fontaine said at a UN Security Council meeting in New York, Qazet.az. reports.  

According to his statement, half of the estimated 3.2 million children who remain in Ukraine are at risk for not having enough food.

"Attacks on water system infrastructure and power outages have left an estimated 1.4 million people without access to water in Ukraine. Another 4.6 million people have only limited access," Fontaine said. 

He stressed that the situation in Mariupol and Kherson is even worse, children and families in these cities have been living for weeks without access to running water, sanitation, regular food and medical supplies. “They are hiding in homes and basements, waiting for an end to violence and bombing,” Fontaine said.