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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.

18/10/2017

A boy stands in the Reception and Identification Centre at Vathi, on the island of Samos, in Greece.

Article

Refugee and migrant communities brace for pandemic

UNICEF calls for immediate transfer of vulnerable children to the Greek mainland, in-line with most recent public health measures and guidelines 

21/03/2020

Report

Unaccompanied and Separated Girls in Europe

Strengthening identification and support in the Refugee and Migrant Response

06/03/2020

Children warm themselves around a makeshift fire on a beach, after arriving on the Greek island by inflatable dinghies, on March 2, 2020.

Statement

Protecting children must be top priority, in latest refugee surge response

Statement attributable to Ms. Afshan Khan, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe

03/03/2020

Media Advisory

Acropolis of Athens to be lit in colour, for first time ever, as reminder to protect children’s rights

Iconic monument will ‘light up blue’ to mark UNICEF’s World Children’s Day and the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

18/11/2019

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Media Advisory

Regional Conference on making cities work for children and young people begins in Athens 

Press briefing

07/11/2019

Press release

More than 1,100 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Greece need urgent shelter and protection – UNICEF

European Member States urged to increase relocation pledges and fast-track family reunifications

29/08/2019

Video

Unaccompanied refugee children share dreams and despair

New film reinforces calls to accelerate support for unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children in Europe

29/08/2019

Sirin, 9, at the Blue Refugee Centre providing after-school support for refugee and migrant children in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Article

Inspired to become a teacher

After-school support helps Sirin reach for her dreams in Greece

23/05/2019

Refugee and migrant children in a classroom in Greece.

Press release

Over 40,000 refugee and migrant children and women in Greece supported by UNICEF with European Union funding

23/05/2019

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