Striving to protect vulnerable Venezuelan children

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Striving to protect vulnerable Venezuelan children

UNHCR News, 20 Nov 2018

URL: http://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2018/11/5bead9854/striving-protect-vulnerable-venezuelan-children.html
Venezuelan children reaching Colombia are often susceptible to assault and are frequently underweight. “The most durable solution for children and their parents will be integration into their host communities, and part of that is getting them access to education,” said Jozef Merkx, UNHCR’s representative in Colombia. The upheaval of displacement is particularly tough on children. UNHCR has developed a colorful workbook called “My Journey, A New Place” which uses drawings, stickers and writing exercises to inspire children to describe and understand their experience.