Narmina Strishenets

Conflict&Humanitarian Advocacy Adviser @savechildrenuk | Views are my own | 🇺🇦

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

When children are invisible in data, they are invisible in policy and decision-making. Nothing kills or injures children like explosive weapons. Every bomb dropped in a city is overwhelmingly likely to kill a child. When states stop using #ewipa, children stop dying. - @UNICEF

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

Survivors Marwa&Elacides remind us: Explosive weapons destroy our futures We���ve all lost something that can never be replaced. When civilian suffering becomes a business model, it’s a choice. Most states here signed the Declaration - statements without action are hypocrisy #ewipa

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

Welcoming three new signatories to the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas #ewipa - Thailand, Lesotho and Honduras, making it 90 states to endorse the declaration.

[INEW @explosiveweapon]

@waadalkateab Dr. Hamza Al-Kateab highlighted the daily realities in Aleppo: bombing turns neighborhoods into chaos, medical teams face constant danger while treating the wounded, and humanitarian responders need flexible funding to meet urgent and changing needs.

#StopBombingCivilians

[INEW @explosiveweapon]

@waadalkateab @strishenets highlighted how the proliferation of weapons and state impunity allow attacks to continue, leaving victims without justice and accountability. #StopBombingCivilians

[INEW @explosiveweapon]

We’re about to begin the Protection Forum in Costa Rica, a space to discuss civilian harm, share experiences, and strengthen action under EWIPA.
Stay tuned for updates, speakers’ insights, and highlights throughout the day.
#StopBombingCivilians

[INEW @explosiveweapon]

@waadalkateab Session 2 is now underway.
Panelists are examining the practical steps, challenges, and responsibilities required to translate EWIPA commitments into action on the ground.

#StopBombingCivilians

[Save the Children Global Media @Save_GlobalNews]

STATEMENT: Save the Children calls for extended EU protection of children from #Ukraine with nearly 600 killed in two years of war.
@SaveChildrenEU
https://t.co/683He2qIwh

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

Proud to support Centre for Paediatric Blast Research at @imperialcollege established last year in partnership with @savechildrenuk to create innovative solutions for children with conflict trauma in Ukraine & beyond. Hope more people in 🇺🇦 will benefit from this unique research.

[Olena Zelenska / Олена Зеленська @ZelenskaUA]

@imperialcollege The @imperialcollege Blast Injury Research Center has valuable expertise for 🇺🇦 today. Grateful to Akshata Murthy for inviting me to visit this cutting-edge facility. I hope that the work of the center's specialists will be a significant contribution to our medical partnership.

[Save the Children in Ukraine @SCIUkraine]

❌War
❌Violence
❌Poverty
❌Denied education
❌Denied healthcare

Сhildren in #Ukraine deserve better

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

The data reveals that violations against children are increasing year after year, in 2022:

4⃣8⃣6⃣ million children lived in conflict zones
📈grave violations against children in conflict rose 13%

Read the full report here: https://t.co/UGL5ZuOIFo

#StopTheWarOnChildren

[Save the Children in Ukraine @SCIUkraine]

Three children reportedly killed and baby injured in Kramatorsk attack

[Save the Children International @save_children]

In collaboration with BAFTA-winning director Jonathan Hodgson & illustrator Anna Ivanenko, we present "Margarita's Story"🎥

This captivating animated film portrays the harrowing journey of a child's escape from Mariupol, #Ukraine💔

Watch the full film➡️ https://t.co/odSd4MFXoQ

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

In 2022, the UN verified that Russian armed forces and affiliated groups killed 136 children and maimed an additional 518. It also confirmed that they carried out 480 attacks on schools and hospitals and abducted 91 children.

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

All children forcibly transferred from Ukraine must be returned to their home country. Baroness Kennedy KC stressed accountability for all war crimes committed against children in Ukraine.

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

Unique momentum for institutional care and child protection reform in #Ukraine, particularly, for 24,600 children currently in institutions. UN, EU, @FCDOGovUK, and civil society confirmed joint responsibility to provide resources and expertise for family-based care alternatives

[Sergiy Kyslytsya 🇺🇦 @SergiyKyslytsya]

UN adds Russia to list of shame for killing & maiming children in Ukraine. @antonioguterres called out Russia on Thursday for killing 136 children in 2022 adding its armed forces to a global list of offenders according to a report to the UNSC seen @Reuters https://t.co/BmyPIP6mT0

[Narmina Strishenets @strishenets]

Humanitarian efforts must be intertwined with the recovery process in #Ukraine. Social recovery will catalyse return of refugees, magnify quality of education, heal mental health trauma, and enhance well-being of millions of children, particularly the most vulnerable #URC2023

[UNDP Ukraine 🇺🇦 @UNDPUkraine]

Russia's invasion has damaged Ukraine's human capital: To recover, #Ukraine and its partners must invest in education, refugee and IDP reintegration, and modernize and transform the country post-war.

Read about the plans for this here: https://t.co/JmXVhVUwZl

[Lumos @lumos]

Thank you to @strishenets from @savechildrenuk for referencing the joint ‘Key Recommendations on the Reform of Ukraine’s Child Protection and Care System’ today. If you would like to read the full statement visit: https://t.co/NLV5Y3i76s