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Aziz, 8 years old, from Afghanistan in class in Greece
Press release
11/20/2020
UNICEF announces launch of Country Office in Greece on World Children’s Day
A new life in Germany begins for a group of unaccompanied minors and vulnerable asylum seekers relocated from Greece.
Press release
09/30/2020
UN agencies hail milestone as over 1000 asylum seekers relocated from Greece so far this year through EU initiative
On September 9, 2020 a girl stands amid rubbles in the burnt camp of Moria on the island of Lesvos after a major fire broke out. Thousands of asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesvos fled for their lives as a huge fire ripped through the camp of Moria, the country's largest migrant facility. Over 12,000 men, women and children ran in panic out of containers and tents and into adjoining olive groves and fields as the fire destroyed most of the overcrowded, squalid camp.
Press release
09/15/2020
Geneva Palais briefing note on situation for children affected by fire at Moria camp in Lesvos, and UNICEF response
Three children that inspired a video game.
Article
09/14/2020
Three children, unlimited potential
A new video game helps us understand how we can help unlock the potential of migrants and refugees. Meet the children featured in the game
Statement
09/11/2020
UNICEF statement on children affected by the Moria camp fire on Lesvos Island, Greece
Statement
09/09/2020
UNICEF statement on fire at Moria Camp in Lesvos, Greece
Press release
07/08/2020
UN agencies welcome latest relocations of unaccompanied children from Greece, call for further action and solidarity
Greece. Unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children in ‘Section B’ at the Reception and Identification Centre in Moria in Lesvos.
Statement
04/15/2020
UN agencies welcome first relocation of unaccompanied children from Greece
Agencies urge other EU Member States to also follow through on relocation pledges
FILE PHOTO: A child looks out at a bus near the Turkey-Greece border, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district in Turkey on 29 February 2020.
Statement
03/03/2020
Protecting children must be top priority, in latest refugee surge response
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
Press release
08/29/2019
More than 1,100 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Greece need urgent shelter and protection
European Member States urged to increase relocation pledges and fast-track family reunifications