European countries must urgently take action to prevent violations of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings This was stated by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada Lyudmila Denisova. She noted that the wave of migrants from Ukraine to neighboring countries increases the risk of them falling into a situation of human trafficking. Women, children and persons with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.

Missing Children hotlines Foto: Alexandru Chiriac Kiri. R. Moldova. Беженцы из Украины на вокзале Кишинева садятся на поезд в Румынию The war on Ukraine has led to more than 3 million Ukrainians, mainly women and children seeking refuge abroad, putting them at risk of separation and going missing. European harmonised number for Missing Children hotline (116 000) is available in all 27 EU Member States, Albania, Serbia, Switzerland

How to help a child survive the stress of the war - tells the children's Ombudsman of Ukraine Daria Gerasimchuk Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 125 children have died and 167 children have been wounded. In the message of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Lyudmila Denisova, it is noted that it is impossible to establish the exact number of killed and wounded children in the

Aid organisations sound alarm over trafficking risk to women and children fleeing Ukraine – what you can do to stay safe Foto: Alexandru Chiriac Kiri. R. Moldova. Refugees from Ukraine at the station in Chisinau board a train to Romania Aid organisations across Europe are warning Ukrainian refugees of the danger of human trafficking as they flee the war in their homeland, with both women and children at

U.S. to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing war amid broader aid effort The United States plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion and is pledging $1 billion in new humanitarian aid, the Biden administration said on Thursday after a month of bombardments touched off Europe's fastest-moving refugee crisis since the end of World War Two. More than 3.5 million people have fled since Russia invaded Ukraine

The German capital is experiencing an unprecedented influx of refugees from Ukraine When making your way through the crowd of passengers on the Warsaw - Berlin train, you have to watch your step so as not to step on anyone's paw or tail. Yorkshire terriers, Siberian Huskies, boxers, mongrels - it may seem that the ticket booths are crowded with dog show participants. But everything is much scarier than that.

Siege survivor of Leningrad, hiding from shelling and stocking up on bread in besieged Kharkov 87-year-old Margarita Morozova remembers the famine and shelling of the besieged Leningrad. After World War II, she ended up in Ukraine and worked as a librarian until her retirement. For about 60 years Margarita has lived in Kharkov. Now the pensioner is again forced to hide from shelling and stock up on bread and water

A protest movement is gaining strength in the Russian Orthodox Church Orthodox Church in Madrid The secretary of the Spanish-Portuguese diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archpriest Andrei Kordochkin, is one of 286 representatives of the Russian clergy who signed the call to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview with DW, he explained his position. Archpriest Andrei Kordochkin, doctor of theology, secretary of the Spanish-Portuguese diocese