(Paris France New Electric) The economic crisis caused by the Russian and Ukraine War caused more than 4 million children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to fall into poverty, an increase of 19 % from 2021.Among them, children from Russia and Ukraine were the most damaged.
UNICEF published data on 22 countries after studying data on Monday (October 17).
Foundation found that since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russia's newly added poverty -stricken children reached 2.8 million, accounting for nearly three -quarters of the total number of new poverty children.Analysis believes that sanctions in Western countries have seriously crack down on the Russian economy, and the large population of Russia has a huge impact.
The second -ranked Ukraine added 500,000 poverty -stricken children, Romania ranked third, and poor children increased by 110,000.
Afshan Khan, director of the United Nations Children's Foundation Europe and Central Asia, warned: "Children in the entire region are affected by this terrible war." Afshan Khan said: "If we do not support these children nowWith family, the sharp rise in children's poverty rate will definitely lead to more children lose their lives, study and future ... It may also be more likely to be violent, exploited and abused. "
Foundation said that food and fuel expenses of poor families often account for a large proportion of income, which will force them to reduce their expenses in children's medical care and education.If the economic crisis caused by the Russian and Ukraine War continued to deteriorate, or 4,500 children could not live one year old, at the same time, more than 117,000 children dropped out of school in 2022 alone.
