Greece joins Ukrainian effort to bring abducted children home

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In an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece declared their accession to the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.

Greece formed an alliance with mutual operation developed by Ukraine and Canada to mobilise the safe return to Ukraine of children “illegally deported or forcibly displaced” by Russian forces.

Alongside international partners, Greece has aligned themselves with humanitarian intervention under the provisions of children’s rights as it pertains to International Law.

According to Ekathimerini, several thousand children have been kidnapped by Russian forces, fewer than 400 have been returned.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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