Child Refugee & Migrant Crisis

Kids in El Salvador face multiple threats to their safety and well being, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inside Look: Coping With COVID-19 in El Salvador
A conversation with UNICEF El Salvador about supporting returning migrants and other vulnerable kids in the country during the pandemic.
UNICEF Mexico Deputy Representative Pressia Arifin-Cabo kneels down to speak with a child at an encampment in Matamoros in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.
Children Seeking Asylum Deserve Protection
The U.S. must stop using COVID-19 as a pretext for deporting migrant children who have tested negative and pose no public health threat.
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How UNICEF Supports and Protects Child Migrants Every Step of the Way
Children and young people are entitled to the same basic human rights wherever they are, regardless of borders.
A boy from the Miskito ethnic group in Honduras leaves Tegucigalpa for his home community of La Mosquitia after his parents lose their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Protecting Child Migrants During a Pandemic
How UNICEF is protecting children on the move in northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. in the context of COVID-19.
This mother and her child were passing through Honduras when they were picked up and sent by bus to a government-run quarantine facility as required by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inside Look: How COVID-19 Is Deepening the Migrant Crisis in Honduras
A conversation with UNICEF Child Protection Specialist Lea Beaudry about how UNICEF is doing whatever it takes to protect kids.
On May 14, 2020, UNICEF-supported volunteer Osama goes door-to-door providing educational activities and COVID-19 prevention information for out-of-school children in northern rural Homs, Syria.
Bringing Joy and COVID Health Information to Children in Syria
Children in Syria stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown look forward to fun, educational visits from UNICEF-supported volunteers.
UNICEF Ambassador Halima Aden hugs a young asylum seeker at a UNICEF-supported reception center in Palermo, Italy on August 7, 2019.
Refugees Need Our Support Now More Than Ever
Born a refugee herself, Halima Aden speaks out on behalf of the world's most vulnerable children as they face the threat of COVID-19.
Rebecca Deng's life was turned upside-down by violence in Sudan. Today, she's an international speaker and advocate for women and children who have been traumatized and victimized by war.
From Refugee to U.S. Citizen: A Former Lost Girl Looks Back
War in South Sudan took almost everything from Rebecca Deng as a child. Today, she's a vocal champion for refugee children.
On 9 March 2020, children wash their hands with soap at a UNICEF-supported learning centre in the Kutupalong camp, a Rohingya refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh, Rohingya Refugees Celebrate Ramadan
Despite the threat of the novel coronavirus, ethnic Muslim Rohingya refugees will spend their holy month fasting and praying.
Syrian children watch a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, disinfecting a former school building currently inhabited by displaced families in the town of Binnish in northwestern Idlib Governorate, Syria, on March 26, 2020.
Displaced by Violence, Syrian Families Celebrate Ramadan
Even as the threat of COVID-19 looms, Syrians near and far will spend Ramadan fasting, praying and hoping for better times ahead.
In Honduras, a Need for Violence Reduction, Education and Opportunity
UNICEF and partners are working to improve conditions in Honduras, so children and families won't feel forced to migrate.
Children ride in the back of a truck fleeing Idlib in northwest Syria due to escalating violence.
Desperate Times for Children and Families in Syria
Escalating violence in northwest Syria amid harsh winter conditions has compounded an already dire humanitarian crisis in the country.

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