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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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

23/05/2019

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

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Osama’s Journey from Yemen to Greece

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

29/03/2019

(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.

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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.

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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.

21/09/2018

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.

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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

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