"The billions of dollars of international aid being pumped into Ukraine during the war should also be used to shut down orphanages, support families to care for their children and build a community that accepts disability," says Eric Rosenthal, Executive director of DRI.

Russia's War Creates Orphanage Crisis In Ukraine

More than 11 million people have fled Ukraine as a result of Russia's invasion. But many of most the vulnerable — mentally and physically disabled children — have been left behind.

Reflections, practices and call to action in advance of the CRC’s Committee Day of General Discussion on children’s rights and alternative care