Child Refugee & Migrant Crisis

Children play at the Eid theme park as they celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadam, in beseiged East Ghouta, rural Damascus, Syria in June 2017.
Despite Difficulties, Displaced Syrians Celebrate Eid-al-Fitr
Across Syria, families struggle to maintain traditional celebrations, to give their children a sense of normalcy.
A boy reacts to a letter of support he received from a Mexican teenager at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico in February 2019.
Tales of Love and Hope on the Migration Trail
Uprooted families from Central America share their dreams, and the treasured objects they carry on their journey.
Displaced by violence, Ahmad, left, and fellow Syrian students are resuming their education with a Self-Learning Program supported by UNICEF USA and Educate A Child.
Educating Syria's Next Generation
Displaced by Syria's 8-year-long civil war, young students resume their educations with help from UNICEF and Educate A Child.
Hasan attends classes in a UNICEF-supported school in Jibreen receiving more than 600 internally displaced children from Aleppo, Syria.
How to Help the Syrian Children's Refugee Crisis
Over 2.5 million Syrian children are currently displaced by violence. Here are three ways you can help these refugee children.
Friends Mohammad and Mohammad graduate from a vocational training program with a UNICEF scholarship in Jordan in May 2018.
A Job Skills Program Opens Doors for Young Syrian Refugees
UNICEF's Amaluna Youth Economic Engagement program is giving 30,000 young people in Jordan hope for the future.
Brothers Omar, 10, and Ali, 7, attend a UNICEF-supported self-learning session in Qaramel village in northern rural Aleppo, Syria.
Out-of-School Syrian Children Catch Up With Self-Learning Program
UNICEF and Educate a Child's Self-Learning Program helps Syrian children resume their education so they can reach their full potential.
Six-year-old Ma Jolie is being treated for severe acute malnutrition at the UNICEF-supported pediatric center in the Central African Republic.
Saving Severely Malnourished Children in Central African Republic
After years of brutal civil war, CAR is in crisis. 1.5 million children need humanitarian assistance. UNICEF and partners are there to help.
A former child soldier in the Central African Republic, Laurent, 20, was released and rehabilitated with help from UNICEF.
Central African Republic Child Soldiers Helped to Freedom by UNICEF
UNICEF's helping to free child soldiers and other children recruited in CAR. Learn more about the children and donate here.
On 16 August 2018 in the Central African Republic, Pierre Mbassissi returns with his father for his follow up outpatient treatment at the Centre de Santé Saint Joseph, on the outskirts of Bangui.
A Malnourished Toddler's Recovery in Central African Republic
Once severely malnourished and near death, 3-year-old Pierre bounced back to life thanks to UNICEF and the miracle of therapeutic food.
What Is Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food?
UNICEF is the global leader in RUTF procurement, purchasing and distributing 80 percent of the world's supply.
South Sudanese refugee children practice their storytelling skills with locally made hand puppets at the UNICEF-supported Bright Early Childhood Center in Uganda's Yumbe district.
Homemade Toys Help Refugee Children Learn
South Sudanese refugees are making their own educational toys with help from UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation.
In February 2018, a humanitarian aid convoy reached displaced Syrians living in Rukban makeshift settlement near the border with Jordan.
Inside the Largest Ever Humanitarian Convoy to Reach Syrian Refugees
The United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent teamed up to deliver lifesaving supplies to displaced Syrians in Rukban makeshift camp.

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