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Press release
29 August 2023
Children in need of support as wildfires rage across Greece
Since July 2023, multiple wildfires across the country have claimed the lives of 27 people, including two children
Statement
09 August 2023
UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM: deepest condolences for those involved in yet another shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
Coordinated search and rescue mechanisms and safer and legal pathways for migration and asylum needed
A group of Gambian boys survey the ocean from the beach during an outing from a government hot spot–a reception center that doubles as a lodging station for unaccompanied minors in Pozzallo, Sicily, on May 17, 2016. They are frightened to swim, they said, after their harrowing boat journey from Libya.
Remarks
14 July 2023
Children drowning in the world’s inaction’ - UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the increase in children taking the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Global Lead on Migration and Displacement Verena Knaus – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
A boy who is an unaccompanied minor looks across the beach in Trabia, Italy, on May 14, 2016. He lives at Rainbow, a government administered centre for unaccompanied boys that provides shelter, food, education and legal help for unaccompanied asylum seekers in Trabia, Sicily. Of the 150,000 migrants and refugees who arrived in Italy in 2015, the vast majority of people are coming from West Africa.
Press release
13 July 2023
Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route – UNICEF
So far in 2023, an estimated 11,600 children made the dangerous crossing. The majority were alone or separated from their parents.
Statement
15 June 2023
The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come – UNICEF
Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe a.i. Philippe Cori
A girl looks back at the camera as she and others walk along a road
Press release
13 June 2023
Number of displaced children reaches new high of 43.3 million
The mounting number highlights a global failure to address the drivers of displacement and provide long-term solutions for children on the move, UNICEF warns ahead of World Refugee Day
Migrant children in Colombia
Document
13 June 2023
Reaching the final mile for all migrant children to access education (Colombia)

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Statement
11 May 2023
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the lifting of Title 42
Lajas Blancas Migrant Reception Station, Darien, Panama, February 2023. Loida, a case manager, ensures that children receive support in Lajas Blancas. UNICEF and its partner RET provide support to children and adolescents with special protection needs.
Press release
30 March 2023
Seven-fold increase in the number of children walking through the Panamanian jungle towards North America this year
Remarks
17 March 2023
Launch of UNICEF Child Alert - Ten million children in the central Sahel need humanitarian assistance amid spiralling conflict and punishing climate
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson John James – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 
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