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Kateryna interacting with children

Kateryna’s care and compassion

Trapped in Ukraine as she visited her family for the holidays, Kateryna retuned to Slovakia with one intent: supporting refugee children in need.

18 December 2022

Nika, her gaze on Rome and the dream of a clear sky

Children on the move

Olena and her three daughters in front of a Blue Dot hub

Ukrainian mother: “Every child is our child”

War turned this journalist and mother of one into a refugee mother of three. Crossing the border into Romania, they find support to lean on.

Yulia, from Kherson and her daughter, Emily

Yulia, the Ukrainian mother who saved her daughter

Now, everything Yulia wants is peace in the entire world, so children never have to hear the sound of explosions.

Displaced children

More than half of Ukraine’s children displaced after one month of war

Ongoing violence across the country has created a child rights crisis that could last for generations

Children are sitting near their tent in a refugee camp.

03 September 2021

A peek into the lives of refugee children in Lesvos

My thoughts now are with the people I have met in Lesvos. I am extremely grateful to have heard their stories, and to have seen how resilient children are.

4 children are clapping their hands. .

UN agencies welcome relocation of 4,000 asylum seekers and refugees from Greece

IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF jointly encourage further steps towards a predictable, systematic European relocation mechanism.

On 7 March 2020, refugees and migrants gather at the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, hoping to cross over into Greece.

Engaging with faith actors to protect the rights of children

UNICEF and its partners ensured that children were prioritized in procedures related to disembarkation and accommodation.

Tesfit, 25, an Eritrean asylum seeker tickles Bettie, 3, the daughter of an Eritrean friend, at the Cara reception center in Mineo, Sicily, on May 18, 2016. The camp, formerly a U.S. military barracks, holds approximately 3,000 people. Of the 150,000 migrants and refugees who arrived in Italy in 2015, the vast majority of people are coming from West Africa. In May 2016, since the beginning of 2016, almost 184,500 people have crossed the Mediterranean to seek safety and protection in Europe. Following the s

Protect the Rights of Children Affected by Migration

Highlights the actual and potential roles of faith actors towards an effective response to child displacement in Europe and Central Asia Region.

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Two girls are talking to each other.

Strengthening the implementation of health policies

The ‘RM Child-Health’ initiative for refugee and migrant children