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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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Unaccompanied and separated children in Italy

Research Report

07/11/2019

Farah and Sekou, two young migrants from Somalia and Guinea, with their Italian mentors, Francesca and Annalisa

Press release

New mentorship programme for young unaccompanied refugees and migrants launches in Italy

‘Side by side: Citizens, young migrants and refugees together’ initiated by UNICEF, Refugees Welcome Italy and the Municipality of Palermo

29/10/2019

Ibrahim Kondeh, a 20-year-old from Sierra Leone, stands outside the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome

Article

Ibrahim Kondeh, advocate for migrant youth in Italy

From Sierra Leone to Italy: a personal diary shows what it means to be a young migrant

22/10/2019

Halima Aden Visits UNICEF Programming in Italy

Press release

Halima Aden Visits UNICEF Programming in Italy

International Supermodel and UNICEF Ambassador Meets with Unaccompanied Minors and Refugees

22/08/2019

Happiness, 19 years old, from Nigeria, participating in UPSHIFT with the team Celiacus, pitching the idea of producing gluten-free treats.

Article

Young people in Sicily are changing the migration narrative

Young migrants learning to navigate education, inclusion, employment and more

24/07/2019

A boy who is an unaccompanied minor looks across the beach in Trabia, Italy, on May 14, 2016.

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Questions and answers about sexual violence

Insights on addressing sexual violence to better protect young people on the move.

04/07/2019

Sidi Soukoula (17) poses with his legal guardian Bernarda ‘Benni’ Monaco in Palermo, Italy.

Photo Essay

A guardian’s tale from Sicily

Volunteer legal guardians protect and support refugee and migrant children navigate a new life

24/06/2019

Mohammad “Momo” El Saxed, an 18-year-old Egyptian migrant, with his foster parents in Vittuone, northern Italy.

Article

A new kind of 21st century family

In Italy, foster care families are taking in migrant children for the first time.

20/06/2019

INTERSOS staffers, part of a UNICEF-supported mobile team, pick up a young girl (2) outside a building where migrants are taking shelter in Rome, Italy.

Article

In Rome, a decent night’s sleep is not a given

A young migrant family’s struggle to find a safe bed for their kids.

08/05/2019

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