Child Refugee & Migrant Crisis

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.
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.
A UNICEF-supported Tech Palewi volunteer plays with children at the St. Augustine hotel for refugees and asylum seekers in Tapachula, Mexico, on January 30, 2019.
UNICEF Works With the Mexican Government to Protect Migrating Children
Migrant children should always be protected, stay with their famililes and be kept out of detention centers.
Omar (name changed), 14, serves at a volleyball game in Debaga camp in northern Iraq.
UNICEF Is Helping Iraqi Youth Heal From Violence and Trauma
Iraq's next generation is scarred by a brutal war. UNICEF and partners are giving them the tools they need to resume their lives.
Fleeing deteriorating social and economic conditions at home in Venezuela, 11-year-old Nataly* and her family made the long journey on foot through Colombia to start a new life Ecuador.
A Step Closer to Adulthood, Along a Cold Highway
On a freezing journey from Venezuela, hardship and hope for a migrant family.

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