Refugees

NEW YORK/KATHMANDU/BANGKOK, 25 August 2024 – Seven years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, conflict continues to intensify in Rakhine State, on the western coast of Myanmar, with a surge in casualties and displacement in Maungdaw Township and reports of increasing numbers of people seeking…

ATHENS/GENEVA 11 April 2024 – “Three girls aged 5, 7 and 10 years old died on the shores of Chios, Greece this week, in yet another tragic shipwreck. Two of them were sisters. Our deepest sympathies are with the children’s families. “This tragic event serves as a painful reminder that more needs to be done to protect children and their families…

WHEN: 13 - 15 to December WHERE: Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. WHY: The 2023 GRF is centered around the theme of inclusion of refugees into national systems. As the world grapples with unprecedented levels of displacement, this year's Global Refugee Forum (GRF) stands at a critical juncture, with a profound impact on the lives of millions of…

ATHENS, 29 August 2023 – Two children, both of whom were asylum seekers, are among 27 people who have lost their lives since wildfires broke out across Greece in July, considered to be the largest wildfire disaster in the European Union since 2000. Children and families have lost their homes, livelihoods and access to basic services. Many are…

GENEVA, 29 August 2023 – “Attacks on schools have continued unabated throughout the war in Ukraine. “Just last week teachers were among the casualties of an attack on a civilian area in the city of Romny. The attack ripped through a school where teachers were preparing lessons for the new school year. On the same day, a kindergarten in Kherson…

ROME/GENEVA, 9 August 2023 – The International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF express their deepest condolences for the loss of dozens of lives following another deadly shipwreck that occurred between Thursday 3 and Friday 4 August in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the testimonies of the four survivors -…

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 23 July 2023 – Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up today with children, excited on the first day of school. Thanks to expanded education opportunities for teenagers and girls, a record 300,000…

NEW YORK/AMMAN/NAIROBI/DAKAR, 11 May 2023 – UNICEF is stepping up humanitarian support for children on the move affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan. As violence continues, an estimated 82,000 children have fled to neighbouring countries and approximately 368,000 more are newly displaced inside the country. According to UNHCR , more than 164,…

As the leading UN organizations working for refugees and for children, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and UNICEF have established a Strategic Collaboration Framework to promote the inclusion of refugees in the national systems of host countries and to bring about transformational change for refugee children and their families.  The Framework is a global agreement that outlines the strategic collaboration between the two organizations and includes goals in areas such as child protection, education, social protection, water and sanitation, data, and ending childhood statelessness.

KYIV/NEW YORK, 1 September 2022 – The ongoing war in Ukraine has marred the start of a new school year for Ukraine’s four million schoolchildren, stated UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell as she concluded a three-day visit across the country.  “The new school year should be a time of excitement and promise, as children re-enter the…

WARSAW, 3 August 2022 - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas travelled to Poland this week to meet refugee children and families who fled the war in Ukraine.  Chopra Jonas visited a “Blue Dot” space at the Refugee Accommodation Centre in Warsaw, meeting with mothers and children from Ukraine who are now staying at the centre, the…

Over the past decade, the global refugee population has more than doubled, with children making up almost half of the world’s refugees. These children need the world’s solidarity and support. From Ukraine to Afghanistan, Myanmar to Syria, every refugee child has the same rights. UNICEF stands with all refugee children, because wherever they come…