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Supporting Migrant and Refugee Children During COVID-19

UNICEF Italy Migrant and Refugee Response Coordinator Anna Riatti shares her experience – and that of her UNICEF Italy colleagues – in helping migrant and refugee children during COVID-19.

A UNICEF Italy staff member demonstrates handwashing to a young migrant girl.

In Mali’s COVID-19 fight, knowledge is power

Young people in camps for displaced people in Mali are being empowered with information about how to protect themselves and their communities.

A youth advocate shows off her clean hands.

Inside Look: COVID-19 and the Migrant Crisis

How is COVID-19 deepening the migrant crisis in Honduras and creating new dangers and complications for already vulnerable children and families? To learn more about how UNICEF has had to innovate and change course on the ground to deliver support and services, UNICEF USA sat down with Lea Beaudry, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist in Honduras.

A mother and child are seen onboard a bus as they wait to be taken into quarantine.

Virtual Courts: Easing COVID-19 Risks

In Bangladesh, virtual courts are helping expedite the release of young people from overcrowded detention centres.

A man consoles his son who was just released from a youth detention centre for migrants.

Social Workers: Essential to COVID-19 Response

In Ethiopia, COVID-19 has forced many migrants, including children, to return home. Social workers are helping them do so safely.

A social worker in Ethiopia.

Facing a Pandemic Far From Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to families across the globe. Migrants can be especially vulnerable.

A migrant family walks down a street in Uruguay.

A Day in the Life: Internally Displaced Children in Yemen

Muna is 10 years old and is one of the many children living in Al Sha’ab camp in Aden, Yemen. Due to COVID-19, her school in the camp is currently closed but she is trying to make the best of her days at home.

Muna cooks at home.

Children Uprooted: Bracing for COVID-19 In Greece

UNICEF is calling for immediate transfer of vulnerable children to the Greek mainland, in-line with most recent public health measures and guidelines

A boy stands in a makeshift camp for refugees.

Children Uprooted: Walking in Ángel Gabriel’s shoes

A Venezuelan migrant gets a surprise from his classmates in Ecuador.

Angel Ganriel holds his new uniform shoes.

Crisis in Venezuela: What should I know?

Venezuela is currently undergoing a devastating economic crisis, leaving 3.2 million children – or 1 in 3 – in need humanitarian assistance. Click through to learn more about the crisis in Venezuela and what you can do to help.

Children shelter under a plastic tarp while waiting to cross the border from Venezuela.