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A young girl stands outside her family tent in Nizip 1 refugee camp, Gaziantep, southern Turkey.

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Refugee and migrant children

Read how we support refugee and migrant children and their families.

09/04/2019

Osama, 12, at the Moria Refugee Reception and Identification Centre, Lesvos, Greece.

Video Essay

Osama’s Journey from Yemen to Greece

A 12-year-old boy who escaped conflict searches for safety and opportunity

29/03/2019

A boy carrying his belongings in a large cloth bag over his shoulder is among people walking on railway tracks to cross from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Serbia.

Statistics

Latest statistics on refugee and migrant children

Explore latest statistics and graphics on refugee and migrant children

11/04/2019

(Centre) Karam Raslan, 5, paints with other children at the Four Seasons Kindergarten, a private kindergarten that does not charge students in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday 6 September 2017.

Report

Best practices: protection of children affected by migration

Building on promising practices to protect children affected by migration across the European Union

06/02/2019

Aziz, 12 years old, smiles in a classroom.

Campaign

Together, for all children

Education propels refugee and migrant children to excel in Greece

01/02/2019

Children and young women living in Moria Reception and Identification Centre in Lesvos, Greece.

Press release

Refugee and migrant children arriving on Greek Islands up by one-third in 2018 - UNICEF

Over 7,000 children have made the dangerous journey by sea, with most ending up in overcrowded and unsafe facilities.

04/10/2018

Artist Achilleas Souras and young boy looking at the nearly finished wall mural, designed during a day-long event organized by UNICEF at Skaramagkas refugee camp in Athens, Greece.

Article

Refugee and migrant children create mural to promote unity

Artists Achilleas Souras and Alice Pasquini join forces with UNICEF to raise awareness on the situation of refugee and migrant children in Greece

09/08/2018

Mother and daughter painting together during a UNICEF supported activity in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Article

Interpretation4Education

Giving schools and families a voice through a new school interpreters programme in Greece.

19/07/2018

Rasha talks with us about her struggle to be reunited with her son.

Article

Rasha’s passionate plea to be reunited with her son

A Syrian mother and daughter stranded in Greece, separated from their family.

03/07/2018

Two 11 year-old children from Afghanistan head to school in Greece

Press release

Greece goes back-to-school with more refugee and migrant children getting into the Greek education system than ever

Government efforts will benefit all children today and tomorrow, says UNICEF

15/01/2018

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