Four Years On: Ensuring Recovery and Hope for Ukraine’s Younger Generation

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:38:57 +0000

Yaryna Bohun (Ukrainian student), Olha Fozekosh (Ukrainian teacher)
and Baiba Tavaresa (EEAS) (from left to right) © EU/EESC

Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) placed a strong focus on the war’s lasting and complex impact on children and young people. The EESC calls for coordinated European action, with strong involvement from civil society and international partners, to help young Ukrainians recover and look to the future with hope.