03/06/2026 | Children of Ukraine
Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, ECPA), Chair of PACE’s Parliamentary Network on the Situation of the Children of Ukraine, made the following statement today: “Just one day after International Children’s Day, Ukrainian children have once again become victims of Russia’s aggression. During the latest...
12/02/2026 | Children of Ukraine
Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, ECPA), Chairperson of the Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine, today made the following statement: “I am horrified by reports from Bohodukhiv (Kharkiv region) that a Russian strike destroyed a family home and killed three toddlers – two boys...
23/10/2025 | Children of Ukraine
The Chair of the PACE Parliamentary network on the situation of the children of Ukraine, Olena Khomenko, today expressed her “deepest outrage and sorrow” at the brutal Russian missile and drone attacks carried out across Ukraine on 22 October 2025. “According to official Ukrainian sources, at...
21/10/2025 | Children of Ukraine
Members of the Parliamentary Network on the Situation of the Children of Ukraine gathered in Tallinn on 17-18 October 2025 for a two-day conference titled “Restoring Childhood: Physical and Psychological Rehabilitation of War-Affected Ukrainian Children.” Hosted by the Riigikogu (Parliament of...
10/10/2025 | Children of Ukraine
The Parliamentary Network on the Situation of the Children of Ukraine will hold its next meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, on 17-18 October 2025, under the theme “Restoring Childhood: Physical and Psychological Rehabilitation of War-Affected Ukrainian Children.” The Network, hosted by the Riigikogu...
28/08/2025 | Children of Ukraine
“On the night of 28 August, Russia once again targeted Ukraine with missiles and drones. The attack struck residential areas across Kyiv, leaving at least eighteen people dead and injuring more than forty. Among the victims were four children – a two-year-old girl, a fourteen-year-old boy, and...
11/06/2025 | Children of Ukraine
A three-member delegation from PACE’s Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine carried out a fact-finding visit to Ukraine on 9-10 June 2025 where topics discussed included the situation of deported Ukrainian children, measures being taken to sanction those responsible...
15/05/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"Ukrainian children are non-negotiable. There can be no just and lasting peace without the unconditional return of all deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children. The safe and immediate repatriation of these children must form an integral part of any future peace agreement", today said...
08/07/2024 | President
“Today I'm both saddened and angry at the barbaric destruction wrought this morning by Russian rockets in Ukraine,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos. “The number of victims has yet to be established, as many are still trapped under the debris, children and adults alike, including medical...
27/06/2024 | Session
“The situation of the children of Ukraine, deprived of their childhood by a war and, even more tragic, who have been uprooted and forcibly separated from their homeland, is of primary importance to us,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, on the occasion of the launching of the...
13/06/2024 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
An Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau travelled to Geneva to meet several international organisations (UNICEF, UNHCR, OHCHR) on 13 June 2024 to discuss the situation of refugee, displaced and deported children of Ukraine. On this occasion, the President of the Assembly had a bilateral meeting with...
15/12/2023 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) hearing on the situation of the children of Ukraine will take place in Paris on 15 December 2023. The meeting, which will be live-streamed, will be opened at 9.30 a.m. by PACE President Tiny Kox and PACE Vice-President Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, EC...