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While their parents were waiting in line for water, the children disappeared from the shelters. They were taken away by the Russian military.

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This is not an exceptional story, but one of the documented cases of deportation of Ukrainian children, which Daria Kasyanova, Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network, tells in an interview with HotNews.ro.

During the talks in Istanbul, the Ukrainian side handed over a list of 339 children whose whereabouts have been confirmed. But there has been little progress in these negotiations: Russia has publicly stated that it is considering the...

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Disappearing children: how the occupiers are changing the identity of Ukrainian children in boarding schools

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"If a child is placed in an orphanage in the occupied territory or in Russia, it is almost impossible to return him or her. They disappear," said Daria Kasyanova, head of the board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network, in an interview with The Guardian.

And how can children end up in an orphanage, even if they have parents? Sometimes one of the parents stays in the government-controlled territory, while the other remains in the occupied territory with the...

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Mass Abduction of Ukrainian Children by Russia: Evidence, Scale and the Struggle to Return Home

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Daria Kasyanova, Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network and Program Director of the SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine charity organization, confirms the systemic nature of the problem of abduction of Ukrainian children. In an interview with theTrumpet , she said that in April 2022, appeals about children remaining in the occupied territories began to be received.

"And over time, we received new information that some children had been moved...

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A chance for change: rebuilding schools in Ukraine as a step towards inclusive education without boarding schools

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Rebuilding schools in Ukraine is primarily about repairing and or building shelters to protect children from rocket attacks and bombing. Many of the schools remain closed due to a lack of adequate bomb shelters, which significantly disrupts face-to-face education.

But reconstruction should be about more than just shelters. The spaces in which children learn must support mental health, socialization and safe interaction - especially for those with experiences of...

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Mentoring is a tool to support teenagers. Commentary for LB.ua

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In times of war and changes in the childcare system, mentoring is becoming even more relevant. This was stated by Daria Kasyanova, Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network and Program Director of the charitable organization SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine, in a commentary for LB.ua.

"In principle, it is very important to work with teenagers. And there should be various social forms of involving children, especially now in times of...

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Darya Kasyanova talks about the consequences of war for children

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Darya Kasyanova, Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network and Program Director of the SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine charity organization, spoke to The Telegraph about the trauma and consequences of war for children.

Children from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts have been suffering from the fighting since 2014. In total, more than 17,000 children have been orphaned by the war in Ukraine.

"There were cases when children, after being...

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