New Zealand has become the 51st member of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
“I was glad to receive a letter from New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters with important news, that New Zealand is joining the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on Friday.
According to Sybiha, as more countries join the coalition, international pressure on Russia increases, “our collective demand becomes harder to ignore.”
“We will keep bringing countries together and increasing pressure until every Ukrainian child is back home,” Sybiha said.
The International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children was launched in Kyiv in February 2024 by Ukraine and Canada. The EU joined the coalition in September 2025, while Switzerland and Cyprus became members in May 2026.
