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Poland and UNICEF unite in efforts for youth from Ukraine

The document was endorsed by Deputy Minister Tomasz Rzymkowski on behalf of the Education Ministry and, in the name of UNICEF, by Rashed Mustafa Sarwar, the national coordinator for refugees in Poland. Piotr Nowak/PAP

Poland’s Ministry of Education and UNICEF will continue to expand their scope of cooperation in order to support the education of children and youth from Ukraine who find themselves in Poland as a result of the war in their homeland.

Value of Polish goods and services for UN tops USD 71 million

Poland provided goods and services to the United Nations for a record value of USD 71.71 million last year, against USD 4.86 million in 2021, Polish development ministry has announced.

More than half Ukrainian refugee children not attending school in Poland

Over 50 percent of Ukrainian refugee children in Poland are not enrolled in any school, UNICEF and the UNHCR have reported.

UNICEF to donate PLN 100 million to support Ukrainian children in Poland

UNICEF will contribute USD 20 million (PLN 100 million) to Poland’s 500+ child support programme to help Ukrainian refugee children.

Poland receives polio vaccines from UNICEF says health minister

As part of an cooperation agreement with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the organization has supplied Poland with vaccines against polio and Hepatitis A, the health minister announced on Friday.

Warsaw, Unicef sign refugee deal

Warsaw City Hall and Unicef have agreed to work together in responding to urgent needs of Ukrainian refugee children and families in Poland.

FREEDOM! Auschwitz museum boss calls victory after Nigerian teen freed from jail

Auschwitz museum director Piotr Cywiński stepped in to help and offered to serve part of the teen’s jail sentence for clemency after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’ during an argument with a friend at school.

Poles willingly engage in charitable activities - UNICEF spokesperson

Poles like to engage in charity not only financially, but also with their free time and good hearts, UNICEF Poland spokeswoman Monika Kacprzak told PAP on the occasion of the International Day of Charity falling on Saturday.

As UNICEF celebrates its 72nd anniversary this month, TFN looks back at its Polish founding father Ludwik Rajchman

In 1946 Rajchman called for a fund to be created to help children. On his initiative, around 30 million medical examinations and 17 million tuberculosis vaccines were provided in 22 countries around the world between 1948-1951.

Polish Aid Minister meets UNICEF and Jordanian officials in Amman

Beata Kempa, Poland's minister for humanitarian aid, on a visit to Jordan since Saturday, met in Amman on Sunday with UNICEF and Jordanian officials. She announced talks with her EU counterparts on the organisation of joint humanitarian assistance.

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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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  • Ukrainian agriculture minister ready for talks, says Telus

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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