KYIV – Russia is violating the 'fundamental principles of child protection' in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) chief told Reuters in an interview. Speaking at the UNHCR offices in Kyiv following a six-day tour of Ukraine, Filippo Grandi said President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had asked his agency to...
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks with Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov as he visits Saltivka, one of the most damaged residential areas of Kharkiv, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on Jan 24.KYIV – Russia is violating the "fundamental principles of child protection" in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the UN's refugee agency chief told Reuters in an interview.
Grandi said his agency was unable to estimate the number of children who had been given passports or put up for adoption, as access in Russia was extremely limited. "I also wish such officials from the UN had taken note of the colossal humanitarian assistance" that Russia had provided to inhabitants of the region, she told reporters.Grandi highlighted two potential future trends in Ukraine's displacement crisis, which saw eight million people flee abroad and several million more become internally displaced.
"We have seen returns drop considerably, long or short, in the winter months ... coupled with a very slight increase with people getting out of the country," he said.
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