Situation reports and advocacy briefs on refugee and migrant children
Latest information on refugee and migrant children in Europe
Situation reports
Situation report are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF's Humanitarian Action for Children appeal for the refugee and migrant response in Europe. It provides an update on the situation and needs of refugee and migrant children and women in Europe, as well as UNICEF's response and funding requirements.
Latest situation report
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Between July and September 2020, 30,543 refugees and migrants (25% children) arrived in Europe. With the COVID-19 pandemic, all countries, except Italy, reported a decrease in arrivals, compared to the same period in 2019.
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In Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, 7,900 children accessed child protection services including mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), case management and referral, while over 1,800 attended formal and non- formal education activities. Around 1,400 women, girls, boys, and men benefitted from gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response.
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On 9 September, a fire at the Moria Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) left 12,000 refugees and migrants, including 4,200 children, homeless. Within 24 hours, all 406 previously identified unaccompanied and separated children were safely transferred to the mainland. The Government of Greece, supported by UNICEF and partners, has been leading efforts to ensure the provision of clean water, hygiene, shelter, protection and education.
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UNICEF welcomes the relocation to date of 1,000 asylum seekers (mostly unaccompanied and separated children) from Greece to other EU member states in 2020 and encourages further relocations.
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The COVID pandemic continues to acutely impact the health and wellbeing of the refugee and migrant populations, who suffer from limited access to basic services such as psychosocial support, education, healthcare and legal aid. There remains continued need to assure support for children, who represent almost a quarter of all refugee and migrant population, and who continue to be exposed to separation from their families/caregivers, psychological distress and sexual abuse and violence.
All situation reports
2020
Report 37: July - September 2020
Report 36: January - June 2020 Report 35: January - March 2020
2019
Consolidated emergency report 2019
Report 34: January - December 2019 Report 33: July-September 2019 Report 32: April - June 2019 Report 31: January - March 2019
2018
Consolidated emergency report - 2018 Report 30: December 2018
Report 29: July - September Report 28: January-June Report 27: January-March
2017
Report 26: September-December Report 25: July-September Report 24: May-June
Report 23: April Report 22: March Report 21: February Report 20: January
2016
Report 19: December Report 18: November Report 17: October
Report 16: September Report 15: August Report 14: July
Report 13: June Report 12: May Report 11: April
Report 10: March Report 9: February Report 8: January
Report 7:14 December 2015 - 3 January 2016
2015
Report 6: October - December Report 5: 18 November - 1 December
Report 4: 1-17 November Report 3: 19 - 31 October
Report 2: 1 - 18 October Report 1: 1 January - 12 October