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Children in need of support as wildfires rage across Greece

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…

10 September 2020

UNICEF statement on fire at Moria Camp in Lesvos, Greece

UNICEF expresses its deepest sympathy for the refugees and migrants affected by the fire in Moria camp and stands ready to help address the urgent needs of more than 4,000 children, particularly 407 extremely vulnerable unaccompanied minors. UNICEF thanks the local authorities and front-line responders who have w...

15 February 2018

Massive data gaps leave refugee, migrant and displaced children in danger and without access to basic services

NEW YORK, 15 February 2018 – Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the lives and wellbeing of millions of children on the move, warned five UN and partner agencies today. In ‘A call to action: Protecting children on the move starts with bet...

12 September 2017

Up to three quarters of children and youth face abuse, exploitation and trafficking on Mediterranean migration routes UNICEF, IOM

NEW YORK/BRUSSELS, 12 September 2017– Migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human rights abuses, with 77 per cent of those traveling along the Central Mediterranean route reporting direct experiences of abuse, exploitation, and practices which may amount to human ...

Refugee and migrant children stranded in European transit countries suffer psychologically in the face of uncertain future - UNICEF

NEW YORK / GENEVA, 4 May 2017– Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psychosocial distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, UNICEF warned today. Despite having a legitimat...

20 January 2017

Young refugee and migrant children at risk as extreme cold weather grips much of Europe - UNICEF

Download photos and b-roll here: http://uni.cf/2jx8QHg NEW YORK, 20 January, 2017– With no sign of a let-up in the extreme cold weather and storms sweeping Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, refugee and migrant children are threatened by respiratory and other serious illnesses -- and even death from hypoth...

02 September 2016

Half a million children have risked exploitation as refugee and migrant crisis turns into big business for smugglers

GENEVA, 2 September 2016 - New figures reveal that around half a million refugee and migrant children on the move are believed to have turned to smugglers since January 2015, as delays and desperation drive them into the hands of criminals quick to exploit their vulnerability. In order to shine a light on the murky underworld of migrant smuggling…

Refugee and migrant children stuck in Greece face double crisis

ATHENS/GENEVA, 26 August 2016 – With the sudden increase of arrivals, hundreds more refugee and migrant children are becoming stranded in Greece with critical needs such as education and protection, says UNICEF. More people arrived in the first three weeks of August than all of July 2016 (1,920 for July; 2,289 as of 24 August). This new influx…

UNICEF urges full hearings for refugee and migrant children stranded in Greece

GENEVA, 6 April 2016 - With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care and protect all children and give them a full and fair hearing when deciding on their future. UNICEF welcomes a new...

UNICEF launches "Unfairy Tales" of refugee and migrant children

NEW YORK, 29 March 2016 -- UNICEF today launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called Unfairy Tales , the three animations – true stories of the flight of children from conflict – explain the horro...

UNICEF statement in response to the outcome of the EU Summit with Turkey

GENEVA, 8 March 2016 - With regard to the outcome of the EU Summit with Turkey, UNICEF reiterates that in the implementation of such decisions the fundamental humanitarian principle of ‘do no harm’ must guide authorities across Europe, the Balkans and Turkey at every step when it comes to the care of refugee and m...

01 January 2015

Children of the Recession

The data and observations in this Innocenti Report Card reveal a strong and multifaceted relationship between the impact of the Great Recession on national economies and a decline in children’s well-being since 2008. Children are suffering most, and will bear the consequences longest, in countries where the recess...