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The rise of AIDS and drugs has seen the plight of children in Russia deteriorate sharply over the decade since the collapse of communism, a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official said Thursday. “Children in Russia face an acute crisis,” Rosemary McCreery, UNICEF representative for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, told a press conference. Their situation “is now worse than 10 years ago in nearly all cases,” she said. Read More

Imagine the life of 4 million orphans and homeless children living in Russia and the Ukraine… Wondering where the next meal will come from… Living in street alleys, stairwells and sewers…Having no hopes, no dreams, no loving family…Freezing to death or lost to drugs, crime and suicide…This is the life of these children… Read More

“I will set it up. I want you to go to all these cities and teach seminars on strengthening the family to all kinds of people — government officials, case workers, social care workers, educators, psychologists,” Komaroba said. “And we’ll partner together.” Read More