Ukraine War: 4 Million Children At Risk Of Starvation – UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said the war in Ukraine started on February 24 and the rising inflation has pushed an additional four million children across eastern Europe and Central Asia into poverty.

This was revealed by UNICEF in a report published on Monday saying the figure represented a 19 per cent increase since 2021.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the UN humanitarian agency said the report showed that children were “bearing the heaviest burden” of the conflict.

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It revealed that the study included data from 22 countries in the region and the impact of the war has been particularly severe for children in Russia and Ukraine.

In Russia, an additional 2.8 million children live in households below the poverty line, according to the study, while in Ukraine, half a million additional children were living in poverty, followed by Romania with an additional 110,000 children.

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The UNICEF warned that a sharp increase could result in an additional 4,500 children dying before their first birthdays.

Regional director for Europe and Central Asia Afshan Khan said the economic consequences of the war were having a devastating impact on children.

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