refugee children

• European Union

According to a UNHCR study, underage refugees are missing out on years of schooling beyond the standard elementary level. This results in longterm problems such as poorer job prospects.

• Afghanistan
• Poland
• United Kingdom

Two Afghan refugee children in Poland have died after ingesting poisonous mushrooms. The two children were aged five and six.

• Italy
• Niger

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), together with humanitarian organization Intersos, has launched a project to enable 35 unaccompanied refugee children currently living in Niger to move to Italy to continue their studies. The first five minors will arrive in Italy in September, UNHCR said on Thursday, August 12.

• Ethiopia
• Sudan

UNHCR and Teach For All have started a project that offers young refugee graduates the opportunity to work as teachers. It's part of the UNHCR's effort to make sure more refugees get the chance to go to university. Currently, only 3% of young refugees are enrolled in higher education.

• Colombia
• Germany
• Syria

The UN has called for action after an increase in people fleeing conflict and persecution despite the COVID pandemic. The number of displaced people has doubled in the last decade.

• Italy

UNICEF is calling on Italy to reform its citizenship rules. The UN children's agency demands a birthright law (also known as "Jus soli"), which would grant Italian citizenship to children from migrant and refugee families.

• Greece

The UN refugee agency declared the winners of an art competition for schoolchildren in Greece this week. Among them is an 11-year-old Syrian refugee. The goal of the contest was to send a message about the importance of unity, solidarity and equality.

• Syria

Almost one in five of recorded suicide attempts and deaths in northwest Syria are by children. The overall number of suicides in the area has risen sharply over the past year, jumping by 86% in the first three months of 2021 in comparison with 2020, according to aid organization Save the Children.

• Germany

Between 2018 and 2020, more than 18,000 unaccompanied foreign minors were registered in Europe. A journalists' collective called "Lost in Europe" says the children are at high risk of exploitation.

• Morocco
• Spain

A two-year-old Malian girl died in hospital in Spain on Sunday after having been rescued from a boat packed with migrants. Images of attempts to resuscitate her had traveled around the world last week.

• Greece

Refugee children in Greece have long lacked access to public education, and the coronavirus pandemic has made things even worse, according to a letter published by 33 organizations. They are demanding immediate action from Greek und EU authorities.

• Syria

Many displaced Syrian children are unable to imagine a future in their homeland, according to a report by Save the Children. A large number also struggle with discrimination and access to education.