State Department restarts funding for organization tracking abducted Ukrainian children

Published March 28, 2025 10:37am ET



The State Department has temporarily restarted funding for an entity that is dedicated to tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces, following backlash from Capitol Hill.

The Conflict Observatory, which tracks the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, will be provided funding for “a short period” while the administration works to transfer its data to other international agencies, a department spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner late Thursday.

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