16.06.2025

Numbers and facts of Russia’s war-related problems faced by Ukrainian children

On June 4, 2025, Ghent University hosted a discussion on “Protecting the rights of Ukrainian children: prospects and challenges”. The event was organized by the Ukraine Plus Knowledge Centre (Eureast Platform, Ghent University) and Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial Brussels and is dedicated to the rights of Ukrainian children in a situation of war and migration.

Tetiana Semikop, head of the public movement “Faith. Hope. Lyubov” (Odesa), presented a profound overview of the war-related problems faced by Ukrainian children, as well as various services responsible for children’s rights protection. She talked about different categories of children and difficulties in obtaining education, providing qualified medical care, social and psychological support.

Speech in Ukrainian with English subtitles