Délégation permanente de l'Ukraine auprès de l'UNESCO

06/08/2025

06/08/2025

On August 5, the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children issued a joint statement to Russia: immediately and unconditionally return the Ukrainian children whose names were officially handed over by Ukraine during bilateral talks in Istanbul on 2 June 2025.

Eight weeks have passed since Ukraine submitted an initial list of unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred children as a confidence-building measure and a humanitarian gesture to encourage Russia to act in good faith. Moscow has refused to cooperate or propose any credible mechanism for their return.

This is not a political favor. It is a binding legal obligation under international law, including the Geneva Conventions and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Coalition’s message is clear:

➡️ Return the children now, without delay or conditions.
➡️ Provide full, verifiable information on all deported children’s whereabouts, well-being, and legal status.
➡️ End the manipulation of their identities through forced citizenship changes, illegal adoptions, militarization, and indoctrination.

The world is watching. Good faith is not declared — it is proven through action. Until every unlawfully taken Ukrainian child is accounted for and safely home, our commitment will not waver.

01/08/2025

🕯️ Сьогодні у Києві оголошено День жалоби в памʼять про всіх, чиї життя обірвала російська атака в ніч на 31 липня.

Щонайменше 28 людей загинули. Серед них – троє дітей. Їм було 2, 6 і 17 років. Понад 150 людей були поранені.

Висловлюємо щирі співчуття родинам загиблих.

Сьогодні, як ніколи, важливо, щоб світ не відводив погляду. Росія має відповісти за кожен злочин.

01/08/2025

31/07/2025

🇺🇳 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Ukraine has initiated an urgent UN Security Council meeting in response to Russia’s latest escalation of terror, which led to the killing of people and damage in Kyiv.

💬 "An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council under the agenda item “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” will take place tomorrow, on August 1st.

Putin rejects peace efforts and wants to prolong his war. And the world has the necessary strength to stop him – by united pressure and principled position in favor of a full, immediate, and unconditional ceasefire.

The UNSC meeting tomorrow evening will be a platform to make such firm positions clear."