On Friday, February 23, within the Stolen Voices campaign, which is part of the Bring Kids Back UA action plan, a high-level event on the return of Ukrainian children abducted and deported by Russia was held at the UN headquarters.

"The illegal deportation and forced russification of Ukrainian children by Russia is part of the Kremlin's genocidal policy against the Ukrainian people," Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba emphasized in his speech.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on those present to join forces and increase pressure on Russia to return all deported Ukrainian children. He also emphasized the importance of bringing all those responsible for these crimes to justice.

For this purpose, Ukraine and Canada launched the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children joined by 28 countries. The Minister called on partner states to support the initiative to help bring every Ukrainian child home.