Every second, a child from Ukraine becomes a refugee, according to Unicef

Every second, a child from Ukraine becomes a refugee, according to UNICEFGeneva, 15 Mar 2022 (AFP) - Almost every second a child in Ukraine becomes a refugee, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.In the last 20 days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, about 1.4 million children have been forced to to flee the country, about 55 a minute or “practically one child per second,” said James Elder, a spokesman for Unicef, at a press conference in Geneva. In total, more than 2.95 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the latest report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).” This crisis, due to its speed and magnitude, is unprecedented since World War II,” Elder said.The spokesman stressed that children are “at risk of being separated from their parents, suffering violence, being sexually exploited or serving human trafficking.vog/apo/pc/bl