Children Caught in International Refugee Crisis

In an exodus unmatched since World War II, hundreds of thousands of families are trekking toward Europe seeking asylum and a better life. The toll this arduous journey is taking on their children is impossible to calculate. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas are committed to serving families fleeing poverty and strife in hope of better futures. Please support us as we meet parents and children journeying toward hoped-for stability and prosperity.

Refugee children arrive in the Serbian border town of Kanjiza by double-decker bus. Their families will wait at the Vasariste refugee aid point before continuing on to Hungary. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Refugees gather at a park near the Belgrade bus station waiting for transportation to the Hungary border. This year, thousands have fled countries in northern Africa and the Middle East seeking asylum in Europe. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

A Syrian child sleeps in a park in Belgrade, where refugees have set up a camp to rest during their long journey. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Catholic Relief Services and Caritas are scaling up humanitarian relief efforts to address growing needs in Serbia, Macedonia and Greece. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Muhamed, who is traveling from Syria to Germany with his father, tries to stay warm inside a tent at Vasariste. CRS and Caritas are providing basic medical services and information about the border crossing at the aid station. Photo by Kira Horvath for CR

There are 20 tents at Vasariste. This may be the last shelter refugees enjoy before crossing the border into Hungary. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Syrian refugees Omama Basheer, left, and her sister, Rouya, enjoy a respite from their journey at Vasariste. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

This boy arrived in Kanjiza by bus. He and his family stopped at Vasariste before continuing on to Hungary. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

This Syrian girl waits in a tent with her mother, grandmother and sister for a bus that will take them to Hungary. The family, seeking asylum in Germany, has been traveling for more than a month. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Syrian cousins wait inside a tent at Vasariste. Doctors and translators are working with CRS and Caritas to provide basic medical services and information about the border crossing. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

This year, conflicts, civil strife and economic conditions in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have dramatically increased the flow of refugees and migrants to Europe. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

A Syrian child wears plastic bags in preparation for the wet journey to the Hungary border. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

A group of Syrian children pose for a photo at a park near the Belgrade bus station. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

A Syrian boy, jostled by the crowd, cries as he waits in line for relief items in Belgrade. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

Proper footwear is one of the difficulties refugees face, especially with the recent rain and colder temperatures. Photo by Kira Horvath for CRS

MORE RESOURCES:

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Act: Find out more about our work in Lebanon and Jordan

Act: European Refugee Crisis: 7 Things You Can Do to Help

Learn: Meeting Syrian Refugees

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