Ukraine: Support Needed to End Institutionalization of Children
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A child walks down a hallway of a residential institution where he is staying, April 8, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
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(London) – Officials and business leaders at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, in London on June 21-22, 2023, should ensure that any “Marshal Plan” for the war-ravaged country includes ensuring children are not separated from their families and shutting down its network of 700 state-run children’s institutions, Disability Rights International, Hope and Homes for Children, Human Rights Watch, and Lumos said today.
Even amid the brutal conflict, the Ukrainian government has rightly pledged to ensure “the right of every child to live in a family.” The groups called …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
