Child Refugee & Migrant Crisis

Children peer out from a tent at a settlement for displaced families who have fled violence in souther Idlib and rural Aleppo in northwest Syria in January 2020.
UNICEF Winter Clothes Help Syrian Children Weather the Cold
For parents who must choose between putting food on the table and heating their family's tent, winter gear shipments are a lifesaver.
UNICEF works to help secure the release of child soldiers and support their recovery and rehabilitation as they transition back to civilian life.
'If We Want These Children to Stay Safe, There Are No Shortcuts'
Lack of funding threatens to shut down a vital UNICEF recovery program for former child soldiers in South Sudan.
Syrian refugee Bodoor, 17, attends a UNICEF-supported school in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, where she has lived with her family since she was 12.
Growing Up in a Refugee Camp, Dreaming of the Stars
18-year-old Bodoor has her sights set on becoming an astronomer and Syria's first woman astronaut.
UNICEF is providing urgently needed support for migrant children and families stranded in tent encampments in Matamoros, Mexico, just over the red bridge from Brownsville, TX, as they wait for their asylum cases to proceed through the U.S. court system.
Children Stranded at the Mexico - U.S. Border Need Help Now
UNICEF is working to provide vital services to children and families trapped in limbo in the dangerous city of Matamoros, Mexico.
Families migrating from Central America to the U.S. set up makeshift camps in Tijuana, Mexico, one of the most violent cities in the world.
Immigration Policies Put Migrant Families at Serious Risk of Violence
Current policies prevent families from accessing their legal right to protection in the U.S. as they seek asylum.
On October 28, 2019 at a shelter in Hasakeh City, Syria, 12-year-old Amani takes part in an activity organized by UNICEF staff to help displaced children heal from the trauma they've experienced.
UNICEF Helps Syria's Children Heal From Trauma
Working with partners, UNICEF provides psychosocial support programs to help children recover from the terrors of war.
UNICEF helps families like Andrea* and her two toddlers, who fled Guatemala after her husband, Cristian*, was threatened by gang members who tried to recruit him to collect extortion payments for them.
Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, a Young Family Yearns for Safety
Central Americans targeted by gangs face a difficult choice: leave everything behind and start over, or stay put and risk death.
A boy stands in one of the flooded areas of Panyagor, South Sudan in October 2019.
As Devastating Floods Hit South Sudan, UNICEF Is There to Help
Abnormally severe seasonal flooding in East Africa has left more than 1 million people in urgent need of assistance.
On October 21, 2019, 6-year-old Ahmed, who comes from Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, plays in the Barderash camp in Akre, Iraq.
Shattered and Weary, Syrian Families Seek Safety in Iraq
"We are barely breathing," said a mother of three. "Our lives have been destroyed."
Families continue to flee escalating violence in northeast Syria in October 2019.
Families Continue to Flee Violence in Northeast Syria
Escalating conflict has displaced at least 160,000 people. UNICEF and partners are reaching families with emergency assistance.
A Syrian girl cries upon her arrival in Hassakeh city after fleeing Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern towns along the Turkish border on October 10, 2019.
UNICEF Urges All Parties to Protect Children in Syria
As violence escalates in northeastern Syria, many children are at imminent risk of injury, death and displacement.
An 11-year-old girl from Nigeria (left) comforts her younger brother aboard a rescue boat after they were picked up from an overcrowded dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea, en route to Italy, about 14 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on July 28, 2016.
In Photos: Migration's Searing Impact on Children
A new photo exhibition illustrates the physical, emotional & psychological impact of migration on the world's children.

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