Refugee and migrant children

A young girl stands outside her family tent in Nizip 1 refugee camp, Gaziantep, southern Turkey.

Programme

Read how we support refugee and migrant children and their families.

18/10/2017

Elias, 7, prepares to read for the class at his school in Suruc Refugee Camp, Turkey.

Press release

UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children

Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support

11/09/2019

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

Refugee and migrant boys walk past abandoned ships in in Pozzallo, Sicily, in 2016.

Statement

Saving children stranded on the Mediterranean must be prioritized over politics

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

15/08/2019

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

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

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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