UNICEF to support youth projects in Ukraine

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) plans to start to provide support for the youth initiatives in Ukraine from the next year.

UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Giovanna Barberis said this at the children's conference, organized by the Fund in cooperation with the Health Ministry of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"The program is meant primarily for young people. UNICEF provides small grants to implement the ideas which young people want to establish in their city. These projects should benefit society. Next year, we plan to implement such projects throughout Ukraine to attract more young people," Barberis said.

Now, according to her, UNICEF provides such support to the youth projects in eastern Ukraine, particularly, in Mariupol and Kramatorsk. Most of the projects relate to school.

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