Migrant and refugee crisis

Children at a kindergarten in Kyrgyzstan take part in a drill to learn about safety in an emergency situation.

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Emergencies

Read how we work to protect children in emergencies.

19/10/2017

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

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

On 27 August, a group of people walk on dirt road near the town of Gevgelija in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Press release

Refugee and migrant children and youth report severe deprivations while on the move

UNICEF releases alarming data from poll of nearly 4,000 refugee and migrant children and youth ahead of Global Compact for Migration Summit in Marrakech

07/12/2018

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

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

Father Barzan Hassan, from Iraq, holds one-year old Yamar, outside their shelter in Ritsona refugee camp near Chalcis, Greece.

Statement

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the end of the negotiations of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

13/07/2018

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

Eritrean children, who are seeking asylum, play in the Cara reception center in Mineo, Sicily.

Statement

UNICEF statement on European Council meeting on migration

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

28/06/2018

Statement

Protecting refugee and migrant children must be a priority for EU

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

22/06/2018

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